Mongolia: Introduction

Capital: Ulaan Baatar

Population

Total Population: 3,398,366

Natural Increase: 1.5%

Density: 2 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 68.9%

Ethnic Origins: Approximately 96% Mongolian (of which 84% Khalkha) as well as about 4% Turkic (mainly Kazakh) and other (including Chinese and Russian). (Mongolian Statistical Information Service)

Official Language: Mongolian

Other Languages Spoken: Kalmyk-Oirat, Buriat, Chinese, Kazakh, Tuvin.

Business Language(s): English

Religion: Buddhist Lamaist 50%, Shamanist and Christian 6%, Muslim 4%, Others 40%.

Literacy Rate: 97.8%

Local Time:

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National Currency: Mongolian Tugrik (MNT)

Country Overview

Area: 1,564,116 km²

Type of State: Parliamentary Democratic Republic.

Type of Economy: Low-income economy.
The mining sector and the textile industry play the greatest part.

HDI*: 0.727/1

HDI (World Rank): 90/188

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To call from Mongolia, dial 00
To call Mongolia, dial +976

Internet Suffix: .mn

Computers: 13.9 per 100 Inhabitants

Telephone Lines: 6.2 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 16.4 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 89.76% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Imports of Goods (million USD)	6,128	5,299	6,846	8,704	9,253
Exports of Goods (million USD)	7,620	7,576	9,241	12,539	15,185
Imports of Services (million USD)	3,224	2,105	2,490	3,490	4,206
Exports of Services (million USD)	1,233	655	814	1,135	1,599

Source: WTO – World Trade Organisation, Latest data available.

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