Country
Mongolia
Leader
Population
3,226,516 4,131,583
Life Expectancy
68.950 years 75.460 years
Capital City
Ulaanbaatar
Largest city
Ulaanbaatar (population: 844,818) Beirut (population: 1,916,100)
Human Development Index
0.72 0.796 GDP per capita $5,400 US
Literacy Rate
97.8% 87.4%
Corruption Perception Index
3 3
Percentage of Women in Parliament
4.2% 4.7% Wealthiest Citizens NA Najib Mikati ($2.0bn US) Unemployment Rate 9.000%
Death Penalty
Legal Legal
Political System
mixed parliamentary/presidential republic
Independence date
11 July 1921 (from China) Religions Buddhist Lamaist 50%, Shamanist and Christian 6%, Muslim 4%, none 40% (2004) Muslim 59.7% (Shia, Sunni, Druze, Isma'ilite, Alawite or Nusayri), Christian 39% (Maronite Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Melkite Catholic, Armenian Orthodox, Syrian Catholic, Armenian Catholic, Syrian Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Chaldean, Assyrian, Copt, Protestant), other 1.3% note: 17 religious sects recognized Languages Khalkha Mongol 90%, Turkic, Russian (1999) Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian Exports copper, apparel, livestock, animal products, cashmere, wool, hides, fluorspar, other nonferrous metals External Debt $2,564,000,000 $ 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) Military Budget as percentage of GDP 0.800% Beijing Olympics Medal Count 4 0 Location Northern Asia, between China and Russia Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Israel and Syria Area 1,564,116 km sq 10,400 km sq Coastline 0 km 225 km Climate desert; continental (large daily and seasonal temperature ranges) Mediterranean; mild to cool, wet winters with hot, dry summers; Lebanon mountains experience heavy winter snows
