Location: Asia, btw China and Russia
Form of Government: Parliamentary
Land area: 1.566.500 sq km
Average elevation: 1528 m
Capital: Ulaanbaatar
Population: 3.5 million people
Official language: Mongolian
February – Mongolian Lunar New year
July 11th – 13th – Naadam Festival
Hottest month: July, 25- 38 °C
Coldest month: January, -20−40 °C
Best time to visit: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept
Main economic sectors: Mining, Agriculture, Services
Asia/ Ulaanbaatar is 8 hours ahead of UTC
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Country Profile
Location Central Asia, between China and Russia
Form of Government: Parliamentary
Democracy rank: 62 out of 176 countries
Female members in Parliament: 25.4% /regional leader by 2024/
Land area 1.566.500 sq km
The highest point: 4,374m
The lowest point: 560m
Average elevation: 1528 m
Dialing code: +976
Capital: Ulaanbaatar
Provinces: 21
Terrain; Vast semidesert and desert plains, grassy steppe, mountains in west and southwest; Gobi Desert in south-central
Population; 3.5 million people
Official language; Mongolian
Khalkh 83.8%, Kazak 3.8%, Durvud 2.6%, Bayad 2%, Buriad 1.4%, Zakhchin 1.2%, Dariganga 1.1%, other 4.1%
Main religions: Buddhism, Shamanism, Muslim Christian /atheist 40.6%/
Traditional Public holidays
February -Mongolia Lunar New year) dates are set according to lunar calendar
July 11th-13th -Naadam Festival
November 14th -Genghis Khan’s Birthday and National Pride day of the Mongols
November 26th -Constitution Day
Time differences
Ulaanbaatar is 8 hours behind UTC, 13 hours ahead of New York (US), 7 hours ahead of Berlin (Germany), 5 hours ahead of Moscow (Russia), same time as Beijing (China).
Social Indicators
Life expectancy 65 years (men), 73 years (women)
Literacy rate: 99% for adults aged above 15
Average household size 3.5 members
Access to electricity 99.4
Use of internet 93.1
Use of mobile phone 98.6
Percentage of population living in Urban areas: 75 Rural areas: 25
Infant mortality rate; 8.8
Primary education 91.1
Economic Indicators
Main economic sectors; Mining, Agriculture, Livestock, Services
Livestock 64.7 million –sheep,goat, cow, camel, horse–
Mid income 770 USD. monthly average
Gross Domestic production; 19.87 billion USD /lower middle-income economy/
GDP growth: 5.3% 2024, 7.2% 2023 (highest is 17.3% in 2011)
GDP per capita 5764 USD (tripled, since 1990)
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