Country
Mongolia Antigua and Barbuda
Leader
Population
3,226,516 90,156
Life Expectancy
68.950 years 75.910 years
Capital City
Ulaanbaatar Saint John's
Largest city
Ulaanbaatar (population: 844,818) Saint John's (population: 24,226)
Human Development Index
0.72 0.83 GDP per capita $5,400 US $17,500 US
Literacy Rate
97.8% 85.8%
Corruption Perception Index
3 NA
Percentage of Women in Parliament
4.2% 16.7% Wealthiest Citizens Unemployment Rate 9.000% 11.000%
Death Penalty
Legal Legal
Political System
mixed parliamentary/presidential constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government
Independence date
11 July 1921 (from China) 1 November 1981 (from UK) Religions Buddhist Lamaist 50%, Shamanist and Christian 6%, Muslim 4%, none 40% (2004) Anglican 25.7%, Seventh Day Adventist 12.3%, Pentecostal 10.6%, Moravian 10.5%, Roman Catholic 10.4%, Methodist 7.9%, Baptist 4.9%, Church of God 4.5%, other Christian 5.4%, other 2%, none or unspecified 5.8% (2001 census) Languages Khalkha Mongol 90%, Turkic, Russian (1999) English (official), local dialects Exports copper, apparel, livestock, animal products, cashmere, wool, hides, fluorspar, other nonferrous metals petroleum products, bedding, handicrafts, electronic components, transport equipment, food and live animals External Debt $2,564,000,000 $ $441,200,000 US 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) East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar - 2.7 (2007), 2.7 (2006), 2.7 (2005), 2.7 (2004), 2.7 (2003) note: fixed rate since 1976 Military Budget as percentage of GDP 0.800% 3.300% Beijing Olympics Medal Count 4 0 Location Northern Asia, between China and Russia Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east-southeast of Puerto Rico Area 1,564,116 km sq 443 km sq Coastline 0 km 153 km Climate desert; continental (large daily and seasonal temperature ranges) tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation
