Info about Mongolia

Mongolia lies in central Asia between Siberia on the north and China on the south. It is slightly larger than Alaska.
The productive regions of Mongolia—a tableland ranging from 3,000 to 5,000 ft (914 to 1,524 m) in elevation—are in the north, which is well drained by numerous rivers, including the Hovd, Onon, Selenga, and Tula. Much of the Gobi Desert falls within Mongolia.

Capital
Ulaanbaatar - 812 000 people
all city from Mongolia

Country lead by
President: Nambariin Enkhbayar (2005)
Prime Minister: Miyeegombo Enkhbold (2006)

Population
2,832,224 (growth rate: 1.5%); birth rate: 21.6/1000; infant mortality rate: 52.1/1000; life expectancy: 64.9; density per sq mi: 5

Land Area
604,247 sq mi (1,565,000 sq km)

Monetary unit
Tugrik

Language
Mongolian, 90%; also Turkic and Russian (1999)

Ethnicity
Mongol (predominantly Khalkha) 94.9%, Turkic (of which Kazak is the largest group) 5%, other (including Chinese and Russian) 0.1% (2000)

Religion
Buddhist Lamaist 50%, Islam 4%, Shamanism and Christian 4%, none 40% (2004)

Transportation
Railways: total: 1,815 km (2002). Highways: total: 49,250 km; paved: 1,724 km; unpaved: 47,526 km (2000). Ports and harbors: none. Airports: 50 (2002).

Internet tld
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