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Country
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Mongolia |
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Leader
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President: Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj
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President: Jose Eduardo dos Santos
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Population
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3,179,997
| 18,056,072
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Life Expectancy
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68.630 years
| 54.590 years
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Capital City
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Ulaanbaatar
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Largest city
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| Ulaanbaatar (population: 844,818) | Luanda (population: 2,776,170) |
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Human Development Index
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0.72
| 0.484
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| GDP per capita |
$4,800 US
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Literacy Rate
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97.8%
| 67.4%
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Corruption Perception Index
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3
| 1.9
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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4.2%
| 37.3%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
9.900%
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Death Penalty
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Legal
| Abolished
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Political System
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mixed parliamentary/presidential
| republic; multiparty presidential regime
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Independence date
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11 July 1921 (from China)
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| Religions |
Buddhist Lamaist 50%, Shamanist and Christian 6%, Muslim 4%, none 40% (2004)
| indigenous beliefs 47%, Roman Catholic 38%, Protestant 15% (1998 est.)
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| Languages |
Khalkha Mongol 90%, Turkic, Russian (1999)
| Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages
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| Exports |
copper, apparel, livestock, animal products, cashmere, wool, hides, fluorspar, other nonferrous metals
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| External Debt |
$1,900,000,000 $
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| Exchange Rate |
togrog/tugriks (MNT) per US dollar - 1,170 (2007), 1,165 (2006), 1,205 (2005), 1,185.3 (2004), 1,146.5 (2003)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.400%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
4
| 0
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| Location |
Northern Asia, between China and Russia
| Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo
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| Area |
1,564,116 km sq
| 1,246,700 km sq
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| Coastline |
0 km
| 1,600 km
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| Climate |
desert; continental (large daily and seasonal temperature ranges)
| semiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool, dry season (May to October) and hot, rainy season (November to April)
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