 Mongolia
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
46 00 N, 105 00 E |
| Area |
total: 1,564,116 sq km |
| Climate |
desert; continental (large daily and seasonal temperature ranges) |
| Terrain |
vast semidesert and desert plains, grassy steppe, mountains in west and southwest; Gobi Desert in south-central |
| Population |
2,951,786 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
Khalkha Mongol 90%, Turkic, Russian (1999) |
| Imports |
machinery and equipment, fuel, cars, food products, industrial consumer goods, chemicals, building materials, sugar, tea |
| Exports |
copper, apparel, livestock, animal products, cashmere, wool, hides, fluorspar, other nonferrous metals |
| Hazards |
dust storms, grassland and forest fires, drought, and "zud," which is harsh winter conditions |
| Resources |
oil, coal, copper, molybdenum, tungsten, phosphates, tin, nickel, zinc, fluorspar, gold, silver, iron |
| Geography |
landlocked; strategic location between China and Russia |
| Nationality |
noun: Mongolian(s) adjective: Mongolian |
| Capital |
name: Ulaanbaatar geographic coordinates: 47 55 N, 106 53 E time difference: UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Saturday in March; ends last Saturday in September |
| Internet Country Code |
.mn |
| Internet Users |
268,300 (2005) |
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