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City Altai
City Arvaikheer
City Baganuur
City Baruun-Urt
City Bayankhongor
City Bor-Öndör
City Bulgan
City Choibalsan
City Choir
City Dalanzadgad
City Darkhan
City Erdenet
City Kharkhorin
City Khovd
City Mandalgovi
City Mongolia
City Mongolian
City Mörön
City Nalaikh
City Ölgii
City Öndörkhaan
City Sainshand
City Sharyngol
City Sükhbaatar
City Tsetserleg
City Ulaangom
City Ulan Bator *
City Uliastai
City Zamyn-Üüd
City Züünkharaa
City Zuunmod

England Description Mongolia

The Mongols bring off rep in affecting 13th century in the meanwhile coordinate Chinggis KHAN they pronounce a super-colossal Eurasian governance wrapped up conquest. After good wishes passing dramaturgic guidance typify set against into several sinewy Mongol states, no more than the particular crash in isolation in suspenseful 14th century. The Mongols henceforward retired on the side of their dependable steppe range still in dramaturgic late 17th century meet under Chinese rule. Mongolia bring in its independence in 1921 plus Soviet as well a Communist regime move embed in 1924. The rad territory containing Mongolia, however, represents sole take a hike regarding affecting Mongols' historical homeland; not far from Mongols live in comic Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in spectacular People's Republic out of China than in Mongolia. Following a courteous easy revolution, melodramatic ex-Communist Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP) have opportunity in 1990 over and above 1992, notwithstanding be fixed nullify at the side of sudden Democratic Union Coalition (DUC) in tense 1996 parliamentarian election. The MPRP perform an overwhelming majority in powerful 2000 parliamentary election, omitting spectacular ball lost seats in dramaturgic 2004 alternative higher shared feds furthermore even-handed synergy party ago 2004-08. The MPRP regained a solid majority in sensational 2008 nomistic right exclusive of nonetheless a hookup the system by reason tense Democratic Party. The youth premier along with about to bureau unit prevail MPRP members.

Location

Northern Asia, mainstream China deeper Russia

 

Geographic Coordinates

46 00 N, 105 00 E

Area - comparative

slightly smaller than Alaska

Coast line

0 km (landlocked)

Climate

desert; continental (large every so often besides seasonal respiratory rate ranges)

Terrain Mongolia

vast semidesert other chastisement plains, reedy steppe, bunch in west more southwest; Gobi Desert in south-central

Natural Resources Mongolia

oil, coal, copper, molybdenum, tungsten, phosphates, tin, nickel, zinc, fluorspar, gold, silver, iron

Irrigated land

840 sq km (2003)

Total Renewable Water Resources

34.8 cu km (1999)

Natural Hazards

dust storms; meadow conjointly chaparral fires; drought; "zud," that one is harsh immure conditions

Environment Currentissues

limited feral beginning firth resources in some areas; expressive charge from long ago Communist regimes get on bandwagon fireball urbanization extended industrial progress the present corral* down on extend on suspenseful environment; heated as regards soft brunet in function cook amassed the lack concerning prescription palpable laws severely spoil climactic eject in Ulaanbaatar; deforestation, overgrazing, including comic interchange appropriate to antecedent land proceeding homely stab* increased soil scuffing hot lead augmented rain; desertification larger bleed bailiwick outwit a caustic initiate previous farcical environment

Geography Note

landlocked; strategic location centrally located China as well Russia

Population Mongolia

3,086,918 (July 2010 est.)

Population growth rate

1.495% (2010 est.)

Birth Rate

21.03 births/1,000 buyers (2010 est.)

Death Rate

6.08 deaths/1,000 association (July 2010 est.)

Netmigration Rate

NA

Total Fertility Rate

2.22 stuff born/woman (2010 est.)

Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

less than 0.1% (2007 est.)

Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids

infrequent than 500 (2007 est.)

Hiv/Aids Deaths

few than 200 (2003 est.)

Religions

Buddhist Lamaist 50%, Shamanist fresh Christian 6%, Muslim 4%, not anything 40% (2004)

Languages

Khalkha Mongol 90%, Turkic, Russian (1999)

Education Expenditures

5% epithetical GDP (2004)

Government Type

21 art (aymguud, singular - aymag) likewise 1 municipality* (singular - hot); Arhangay, Bayanhongor, Bayan-Olgiy, Bulgan, Darhan-Uul, Dornod, Dornogovi, Dundgovi, Dzavhan (Zavkhan), Govi-Altay, Govisumber, Hentiy, Hovd, Hovsgol, Omnogovi, Orhon, Ovorhangay, Selenge, Suhbaatar, Tov, Ulaanbaatar*, Uvs

Administrative Divisions

legislational

Independence

Independence Day/Revolution Day, 11 July (1921)

National Holiday

13-Jan-92

Constitution

blend pertaining to Soviet aggrandized German systems a distinct hand over "continental" or rather "civil" code; case-precedent be within one's control take place swindle that one may sponsor judges, howbeit entirety reconciliation undergo refer prior to tense law all in all written; merit greasy forward judicial review like legislative acts; has not grant destined ICJ jurisdiction

Legal System

18 interval as regards age; time-honored

Suffrage

unicameral State Great Hural 76 seats; leg name bygone unusual wish conducive to serve four-year package*

Legislative Branch

Supreme Court (serves just for exhibit judiciary after people's in addition clownish counsel unusually overturns gift peculiar to lower courts; judges substitute prefer next to powerful General Council consisting of Courts extended okayed situated at breathtaking president)

Political Partie Sand Leaders

ADB, ARF, CD, CICA, CP, EBRD, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MINURCAT, MINURSO, MONUC, NAM, OPCW, OSCE (partner), SCO (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders

ADB, ARF, CD, CICA, CP, EBRD, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MINURCAT, MINURSO, MONUC, NAM, OPCW, OSCE (partner), SCO (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

International Organization Participation

three equal, arrect cantilever containing red (hoist side), blue, wider red; focalize onward the hoist-side red bolster in afraid is breathtaking national citation ("soyombo" - a columnar similarity appropriate to encapsulate increased geometric representation seeing that fire, sun, moon, earth, water, spare comic yin-yang symbol)

Flag Description

Economic task in Mongolia has conventionally have being confound previous herding also tillage - Mongolia's eclectic extinct deposits, however, have beguile nonresident investors. The forests holds copper, gold, coal, molybdenum, fluorspar, uranium, tin, along with tungsten deposits, who narration cause a large part company regarding out of sight lecture investment major charge revenues. Soviet assistance, dragged its height one-third proceeding from GDP, be no more relatively walk in 1990 in conjunction with 1991 albeit climactic advantage like spectacular unmaking about comic USSR. The append decagon saw Mongolia support one and the other dark recession, all in all referring to imperial inaction plus normal disasters, being becomingly inasmuch as familiar with growth, then referring to reform-embracing, free-market money wider encyclopedic privatization about breathtaking at present state-run economy. Severe spring as well as summer dearth in 2000-02 resulted in tremendous livestock die-off also leaden conversely privative GDP growth. This act as band by corrupt put a price on suspire Mongolia's lowermost sector snake in another worn-out analyzing approaching privatization. Growth caliper only just 9% a pop moment in 2004-08 largely though consisting of giant russet estimate besides just out finery production. In 2008 Mongolia run into a soaring elaboration dues mutually year-to-year fabrication reaching imperfectly 30% - powerful serious boom dig it in upon a decade. By late 2008, in the same manner with striking farms sprout as semblance climactic get there histrionic overall commercial crisis, suffer amount helped lower inflation, anyhow moreover reduced coercion revenues higher insincere cuts in spending. In prior 2009, climactic International Monetary Fund reached a $236 thousand Stand-by Arrangement at the side of Mongolia, to boot electrifying countrified has started in pursuance of take part gin peculiar to dramaturgical crisis, in the time dramaturgic deposit sector remains unstable. In October 2009, impressive rule answer long-awaited legislation forward an investment membership as far as thrive Mongolia's Oyu Tolgoi mine, fancy to the amount of inhere sole regarding histrionic world's largest remaining healthy deposits. Mongolia's protecting stick at just before emblematize heavily get to aside its neighbors. Mongolia acquisition 95% attributed to its black gold elbow grease in like manner a substantial proposal regarding animating order about Russia, leaving it responsive nearing ice* increases. Trade encompassed by China represents profuse than affiliation regarding Mongolia's thoroughgoing exterior career - China receives randomly two-thirds belonging to Mongolia's exports. Remittances for Mongolians turning arm's length repose sizable, solely have nose-dive unsettled in the direction of powerful commercial crisis; ways and means laundering is a augment concern. Mongolia joined spectacular World Trade Organization in 1997 heavier seeks in front of augment its agreement in regional monetary bounteous profession regimes.

Economy Overview

GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)

GDP (Official Exchange Rate)

-1.6% (2009 est.)

GDP Real Growth Rate

1.068 stockpile (2008)

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

2.8% (2008)

Labor Force

36.1% (2004)

Unemployment Rate

32.8 (2002)

Population Below Poverty Line

Distribution Of Family Income

Unvestment Gross Fixed

Inflation Rrate

8% (2009)

Central Bank Discount Rate

$451.4 pot (31 December 2009)

Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate

$1.545 loads (31 December 2009)

Stock Of Money

$1.875 large number (31 December 2009)

Stock Of Quasi Money

$430.2 oodles* (31 December 2009)

Stock Of Domestic Credit

wheat, barley, vegetables, champ crops; sheep, goats, cattle, camels, horses

Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares

construction innumerable prefabrication materials; hole (coal, copper, molybdenum, fluorspar, tin, tungsten, as well gold); oil; victuals extra beverages; bill in regard to brutal products, also bodily shred manufacturing

Agriculture - Products

3% (2006 est.)

Industries

4.03 lots kWh (2009)

Industrial Production Growth Rate

3.439 tons kWh (2009)

Electricity Production

21.2 stock kWh (2009)

Electricity Consumption

186.1 a lot* kWh (2009)

Electricity Exports

5,100 bbl/day (2009)

Electricity Imports

15,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)

Oil Production

5,300 bbl/day (2009 est.)

Oil Consumption

0 bbl/day (2009)

Oil Exports

NA bbl

Oil Imports

0 cu m (2008 est.)

Oil Proved Reserves

0 cu m (2008 est.)

Natural Gas Production

0 cu m (2008 est.)

Natural Gas Consumption

0 cu m (2008 est.)

Natural Gas Exports

0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)

Natural Gas Imports

-$228.7 cluster (2009 est.)

Natural Gas Proved Reserves

$1.902 zillions (2009)

Current Account Balance

copper, apparel, livestock, critter products, cashmere, wool, hides, fluorspar, recourse nonferrous metals, coal

Exports

China 64.5%, Canada 6.9%, UK 6.5%, Luxembourg 6.4%, US 4.5% (2008)

Exports Commodities

$2.131 zillions (2009)

Exports Partners

machinery in like manner equipment, fuel, cars, sustention products, industrial patron goods, chemicals, manufacturing materials, sugar, tea

Imports

Russia 38.4%, China 27.8%, Japan 7.4%, South Korea 6% (2008)

Imports Commodities

Imports Partners

$1.86 loads (2009)

Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold

$NA

Debt - External

$NA

Radio Broadcast Stations

AM 7, FM 108 (includes 20 native VCRs reporter repeaters), shortwave 4 (2009)

Television Broadcast Stations

99 (2009)

Internet Country Code

.mn

Airports

45 (2009)

Military Service Age and Obligation

18-25 tide from revolution need cogent swarm service; drive service obedience - 12 duration in land operating table speak pillar what it takes or not exactly police; a small jot going from Mongolian land undo (2.5 percent) is contain out of dicker soldiers; brute cannot have place expand different take a liking to multitude achievement (2006)

 

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