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Country
|
Mongolia | 
Lesotho |
|
Leader
|
President: Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj
|
Head of state: King Letsie III
|
|
Population
|
3,179,997
| 1,930,493
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
68.630 years
| 51.860 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Ulaanbaatar
| Maseru
|
|
Largest city
|
| Ulaanbaatar (population: 844,818) | Maseru (population: 118,355) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.72
| 0.496
|
| GDP per capita |
$4,800 US
| $2,000 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
97.8%
| 84.8%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
3
| 3.2
|
|
Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
4.2%
| 25.8%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
|
| Unemployment Rate |
9.900%
| 45.000%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Legal
| Legal
|
| |
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Political System
|
mixed parliamentary/presidential
| parliamentary constitutional monarchy
|
|
Independence date
|
11 July 1921 (from China)
| 4 October 1966 (from UK)
|
| Religions |
Buddhist Lamaist 50%, Shamanist and Christian 6%, Muslim 4%, none 40% (2004)
| Christian 80%, indigenous beliefs 20%
|
| Languages |
Khalkha Mongol 90%, Turkic, Russian (1999)
| Sesotho (southern Sotho), English (official), Zulu, Xhosa
|
| Exports |
copper, apparel, livestock, animal products, cashmere, wool, hides, fluorspar, other nonferrous metals
| manufactures 75% (clothing, footwear, road vehicles), wool and mohair, food and live animals (2000)
|
| External Debt |
$1,900,000,000 $
| $729,900,000 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)
| maloti (LSL) per US dollar - 7.75 (2008 est.), 7.25 (2007), 6.85 (2006), 6.3593 (2005), 6.4597 (2004)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.400%
| 2.600%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
4
| 0
|
| Location |
Northern Asia, between China and Russia
| Southern Africa, an enclave of South Africa
|
| Area |
1,564,116 km sq
| 30,355 km sq
|
| Coastline |
0 km
| 0 km
|
| Climate |
desert; continental (large daily and seasonal temperature ranges)
| temperate; cool to cold, dry winters; hot, wet summers
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