Country
Mongolia Seychelles
Leader
Population
3,226,516 90,846
Life Expectancy
68.950 years 74.010 years
Capital City
Ulaanbaatar Victoria
Largest city
Ulaanbaatar (population: 844,818) Victoria (population: 22,881)
Human Development Index
0.72 0.836 GDP per capita $5,400 US $26,200 US
Literacy Rate
97.8% 91.8%
Corruption Perception Index
3 4.8
Percentage of Women in Parliament
4.2% 23.5% Wealthiest Citizens Unemployment Rate 9.000% 2.000%
Death Penalty
Legal Abolished
Political System
mixed parliamentary/presidential republic
Independence date
11 July 1921 (from China) 29 June 1976 (from UK) Religions Buddhist Lamaist 50%, Shamanist and Christian 6%, Muslim 4%, none 40% (2004) Roman Catholic 82.3%, Anglican 6.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.1%, other Christian 3.4%, Hindu 2.1%, Muslim 1.1%, other non-Christian 1.5%, unspecified 1.5%, none 0.6% (2002 census) Languages Khalkha Mongol 90%, Turkic, Russian (1999) Creole 91.8%, English 4.9% (official), other 3.1%, unspecified 0.2% (2002 census) Exports copper, apparel, livestock, animal products, cashmere, wool, hides, fluorspar, other nonferrous metals canned tuna, frozen fish, cinnamon bark, copra, petroleum products (reexports) External Debt $2,564,000,000 $ $1,453,000,000 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) Seychelles rupees (SCR) per US dollar - 8 (2008 est.), 6.5 (2007), 5.5 (2006), 5.5 (2005), 5.5 (2004) Military Budget as percentage of GDP 0.800% 0.800% Beijing Olympics Medal Count 4 0 Location Northern Asia, between China and Russia archipelago in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar Area 1,564,116 km sq 455 km sq Coastline 0 km 491 km Climate desert; continental (large daily and seasonal temperature ranges) tropical marine; humid; cooler season during southeast monsoon (late May to September); warmer season during northwest monsoon (March to May)
