ABOUT MONGOLIA
Mongolia is truly one of the world's last undiscovered travel destinations and the safest country to visit. It is a land where you can experience wide-open spaces, cobalt blue skies, forests, deserts, crystal clear rivers and lakes, and the traditional hospitality of the nomads. Permanent dwellings are few and far between, fences even fewer and the land is owned by the people, like one large National Park. As a tremendous destination to experience the outdoors, Mongolia also boasts of unique history dating back to the Mongol Empire of Genghis Khan. Simply put, it is a land of adventure, horses, nomads, and blue sky.
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Top 10 facts of Mongolia
Mongolia is truly one of the world's last undiscovered travel destinations and the safest country to visit. It is a land where you can experience wide-open spaces, cobalt blue skies, forests, deserts, crystal clear rivers and lakes, and the traditional hospitality of the nomads. Permanent dwellings are few and far between, fences even fewer and the land is owned by the people, like one large National Park. As a tremendous destination to experience the outdoors, Mongolia also boasts of unique history dating back to the Mongol Empire of Genghis Khan. Simply put, it is a land of adventure, horses, nomads, and blue sky.
POPULATION: 3.3 million /Year of the RAT 2020/ - Khalkha Mongols (86%), Kazaks (6%), about a dozen other Mongolian ethnic groups
LIVESTOCK: 70,9 MILLION (Horses-4.2 million, Cows-4.7 million, Camels-472.3 thousand, Sheep-32.2 million, and Goats-29.2 million
TOTAL AREA: 1,564,116 sq km (603,908 sq mi)
NATIONAL CURRENCY: Tugrik (MNT), about MNT 2768 = USD 1 (by March 2020)
LAND BOUNDARIES: 8,158 km, with Russia 3,485 km and with China 4,673 km
TERRAIN: Vast semi-desert and desert plains, mountains in west and southwest, Gobi Desert in southeast, Forest in north-east, vast steppe and grassland in east, forest and mountain ranges in north
POLITICAL SYSTEM: Parliamentary republic. President elected for four years. Present President Elbegdorj Tsahia, elected in 2013. Prime Minister appointed by State Great Khural for four years. Present Prime Minister Mr. Erdenebat Jargaltulga was appointed in 2016.
LANGUAGES: Mongolian, Kazakh
RELIGIONS: Tibetan Buddhism, Muslim, Christian and Shamanism
LITERACY RATE: 82.90%