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Country
|
Mongolia | 
Armenia |
|
Leader
|
President: Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj
|
President: Serge Sarkisian
|
|
Population
|
3,179,997
| 2,970,495
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
68.630 years
| 73.490 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Ulaanbaatar
| Yerevan
|
|
Largest city
|
| Ulaanbaatar (population: 844,818) | Yerevan (population: 1,093,480) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.72
| 0.777
|
| GDP per capita |
$4,800 US
| $5,500 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
97.8%
| 99.4%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
3
| 2.9
|
|
Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
4.2%
| 8.4%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
|
| Unemployment Rate |
9.900%
| 5.900%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Legal
| Abolished
|
| |
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Political System
|
mixed parliamentary/presidential
| republic
|
|
Independence date
|
11 July 1921 (from China)
| 21 September 1991 (from Soviet Union)
|
| Religions |
Buddhist Lamaist 50%, Shamanist and Christian 6%, Muslim 4%, none 40% (2004)
| Armenian Apostolic 94.7%, other Christian 4%, Yezidi (monotheist with elements of nature worship) 1.3%
|
| Languages |
Khalkha Mongol 90%, Turkic, Russian (1999)
| Armenian 97.7%, Yezidi 1%, Russian 0.9%, other 0.4% (2001 census)
|
| Exports |
copper, apparel, livestock, animal products, cashmere, wool, hides, fluorspar, other nonferrous metals
| pig iron, unwrought copper, nonferrous metals, diamonds, mineral products, foodstuffs, energy
|
| External Debt |
$1,900,000,000 $
| $7,336,000,000 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)
| drams (AMD) per US dollar - 303.93 (2008 est.), 344.06 (2007), 414.69 (2006), 457.69 (2005), 533.45 (2004)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.400%
| 2.800%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
4
| 6
|
| Location |
Northern Asia, between China and Russia
| Southwestern Asia, east of Turkey
|
| Area |
1,564,116 km sq
| 29,743 km sq
|
| Coastline |
0 km
| 0 km
|
| Climate |
desert; continental (large daily and seasonal temperature ranges)
| highland continental, hot summers, cold winters
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