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Country
|
Mongolia | 
Costa Rica |
|
Leader
|
President: Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj
|
President: Laura Chinchilla
|
|
Population
|
3,179,997
| 4,636,348
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
68.630 years
| 77.890 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Ulaanbaatar
| San Jose
|
|
Largest city
|
| Ulaanbaatar (population: 844,818) | San Jose (population: 335,007) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.72
| 0.847
|
| GDP per capita |
$4,800 US
| $12,100 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
97.8%
| 94.9%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
3
| 5.1
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
4.2%
| 36.8%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
|
| Unemployment Rate |
9.900%
| 6.500%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Legal
| Abolished
|
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Political System
|
mixed parliamentary/presidential
| democratic republic
|
|
Independence date
|
11 July 1921 (from China)
| 15 September 1821 (from Spain)
|
| Religions |
Buddhist Lamaist 50%, Shamanist and Christian 6%, Muslim 4%, none 40% (2004)
| Roman Catholic 76.3%, Evangelical 13.7%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.3%, other Protestant 0.7%, other 4.8%, none 3.2%
|
| Languages |
Khalkha Mongol 90%, Turkic, Russian (1999)
| Spanish (official), English
|
| Exports |
copper, apparel, livestock, animal products, cashmere, wool, hides, fluorspar, other nonferrous metals
| bananas, pineapples, coffee, melons, ornamental plants, sugar; seafood; electronic components, medical equipment
|
| External Debt |
$1,900,000,000 $
| $10,050,000,000 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)
| Costa Rican colones (CRC) per US dollar - 529.62 (2008 est.), 519.53 (2007), 511.3 (2006), 477.79 (2005), 437.91 (2004)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.400%
| 0.600%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
4
| 0
|
| Location |
Northern Asia, between China and Russia
| Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Nicaragua and Panama
|
| Area |
1,564,116 km sq
| 51,100 km sq
|
| Coastline |
0 km
| 1,290 km
|
| Climate |
desert; continental (large daily and seasonal temperature ranges)
| tropical and subtropical; dry season (December to April); rainy season (May to November); cooler in highlands
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