| Country (long form) |
none |
| Capital |
Ulaanbaatar |
| Total Area |
604,249.88 sq mi
1,565,000.00 sq km
(slightly smaller than Alaska) |
| Population |
2,650,952 (July 2000 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
4,181,249 |
| Languages |
Khalkha Mongol 90%, Turkic, Russian |
| Literacy |
82.9% total, 88.6% male, 77.2% female (1988 est.) |
| Religions |
predominantly Tibetan Buddhist, Muslim 4% |
| Life Expectancy |
64.98 male, 69.64 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
republic |
| Currency |
1 tughrik (Tug) = 100 mongos |
| GDP (per capita) |
$2,320 (1999 est.) |
| Industry |
construction materials, mining (particularly coal and copper); food and beverages, processing of animal products |
| Agriculture |
wheat, barley, potatoes, forage crops; sheep, goats, cattle, camels, horses |
| Arable Land |
1% |
| Natural Resources |
oil, coal, copper, molybdenum, tungsten, phosphates, tin, nickel, zinc, wolfram, fluorspar, gold |
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