Map of Mongolia

Mongolia

• Population: 2.7 million (UN, 2005)
• Capital: Ulan Bator
• Area: 1.56 million sq km (603,909 sq miles)
• Major language: Mongolian
• Major religion: Buddhism
• Life expectancy: 62 years (men), 66 years (women) (UN)
• Monetary unit: 1 Togrog (tugrik) = 100 mongos
• Mongol Messenger - English-language weekly, published by state-run Montsame press agency
• The UB Post - private, English-language weekly