MONGOLIA

 

 

Capital: Ulaanbaatar, 1.34 million inhabitants

Time Zone: +8 hours to GMT 

Country code: +976 and Area code of capital city 11

 

Location: Completely landlocked between two countries - Russia and China.

 

Territory: 603,899 square miles (1,564,100 sq. km.)

 

Population: We are 3 million now!

 

Economy: Developing country with main export as a natural resources,

 

Climate: Mongolia's climate is extremely continental. Daily temperature may fluctuate from 20°C to 30°C. The coldest month is January. The average temperature during winter is around -24°C. The hottest month is July and average summer temperature is +20°C.

 

Geographical features:

One of the highest countries in the world with one of Eurasia's highest capitals. Mountains (40%) and rolling plateaus with vast semi-desert and desert plains in the center and a desert zone in the south.

 

Average altitude: 1,580m above sea level. The highest point is the Tawan Bogd (4,374m) in the west and the lowest is the Khokh Nuur lake depression in the east - a more 554m above sea-level.

 

Tribes: Khalkh Mongol (85% of population), Kazak (7%), several Mongolian tribes (Buriat, Durvut, Bayad, Dariganga, and Torguut).

 

Wildlife: Mongolia has 136 mammal species, almost 400 different types of birds and 76 species of fish. Nearly 10% is forest, mainly conifers in the northern region next to Siberia. Most of Mongolia is wide open ‘steppe’ grasslands in transition with the arid lands of

The Gobi Desert. 

 

Government: Parliamentary type of Government, with President second in authority to state Great Hural (Parliament).

 

Independence: 1921 final independence from China. 1990 Democratic reform and shift from dependence on the former Soviet Union.

 

Administrative subdivisions: 21 aimags (provinces), the capital city (Ulaanbaator), including 3 autonomous cities (Darkhan, Erdenet and Choir).

 

Religion: Buddhist Lamaism (94%) since 14th century, Shamaism (in the north), Muslims in the West (Kazakh groups).

 

Language: The script is Cyrillic due to Russian influence but started to use traditional scripts once again early 2000.

 

Food: Mongolian traditional cuisine is differ greatly about in variety and taste Including dairy products, meat roasted and dumpling.