Mongolia profile - key facts

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Mongolia has long traded hides for goods which it cannot cultivate due to harsh environmental conditions

  • Full name: Mongolia

  • Population: 2.8 million (UN, 2012)

  • Capital: Ulaanbaatar

  • Area: 1.56 million sq km (603,909 sq miles)

  • Major language: Mongolian

  • Major religion: Buddhism

  • Life expectancy: 65 years (men), 73 years (women) (UN)

  • Monetary unit: 1 Togrog (tugrik) = 100 mongos

  • Main exports: Copper concentrate, dehaired cashmere, textiles, hides

  • GNI per capita: US $2,310 (World Bank, 2011)

  • Internet domain: .mn

  • International dialling code: +976