Facts

Facts and Figures

Full name: Mongolia

Nationality
        noun: Mongolian(s) 
        adjective: Mongolian

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Area
        total: 1,564,116 sq km

Population: 2,791,272 (July 2005 est.)

Ethnic groups
        Mongol (mostly Khalkha) 94.9%
        Turkic (mostly Kazakh) 5%
        other (including Chinese and Russian) 0.1% (2000)

Capital: Ulaanbaatar, population – 690,000 

Largest Cities
        Darhan  – 75,000
        Erdenet - 65,000
        Choybalsan – 40,000

Official Language
        Khalkha Mongol 90%
      Turkic
      Russian (1999)

Religion
        Buddhist Lamaist 50%
      none 40%
      Shamanist and Christian 6%
      Muslim 4% (2004)

Political system: mixed parliamentary/presidential

GDP: purchasing power parity – $5.332 billion (2004 est.)

GDP per head: purchasing power parity – $5.332 billion (2004 est.)

Annual growth: 10.6% according to official estimate (2004 est.) 

GDP – composition by sector
        agriculture: 20.6% 
       industry: 21.4% 
       services: 58% (2003 est.)

Inflation: 11% (2004 est.)