|
Country
|
Mongolia | 
Israel |
|
Leader
|
President: Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj
|
Prime minister: Benjamin Netanyahu
|
|
Population
|
2,953,190
| 7,821,850
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
68.980 years
| 81.280 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Ulaanbaatar
| Jerusalem
|
|
Largest city
|
| Ulaanbaatar (population: 844,818) | Jerusalem (population: 714,000) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.72
| 0.93
|
| GDP per capita |
$5,900 US
| $36,200 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
97.8%
| 97.1%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
3
| 6
|
|
Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
4.2%
| 14.2%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
NA
| Sammy Ofer & family ($4.0bn US)
|
| Unemployment Rate |
9.000%
| 5.800%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Legal
| Abolished except for special circumstances
|
| |
|
Political System
|
mixed parliamentary/presidential
| parliamentary democracy
|
|
Independence date
|
11 July 1921 (from China)
| 14 May 1948 (from League of Nations mandate under British administration)
|
| Religions |
Buddhist Lamaist 50%, Shamanist and Christian 6%, Muslim 4%, none 40% (2004)
| Jewish 76.4%, Muslim 16%, Arab Christians 1.7%, other Christian 0.4%, Druze 1.6%, unspecified 3.9% (2004)
|
| Languages |
Khalkha Mongol 90%, Turkic, Russian (1999)
| Hebrew (official), Arabic used officially for Arab minority, English most commonly used foreign language
|
| Exports |
copper, apparel, livestock, animal products, cashmere, wool, hides, fluorspar, other nonferrous metals
| machinery and equipment, software, cut diamonds, agricultural products, chemicals, textiles and apparel
|
| External Debt |
$4,954,000,000 $
| $96,300,000,000 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)
| new Israeli shekels (ILS) per US dollar - 3.56 (2008 est.), 4.14 (2007), 4.4565 (2006), 4.4877 (2005), 4.482 (2004)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.120%
| 5.690%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
4
| 1
|
| Location |
Northern Asia, between China and Russia
| Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Lebanon
|
| Area |
1,564,116 km sq
| 20,770 km sq
|
| Coastline |
0 km
| 273 km
|
| Climate |
desert; continental (large daily and seasonal temperature ranges)
| temperate; hot and dry in southern and eastern desert areas
|
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