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Some Reference - Information about Mongolia on the Web

The following information is quoted from the USA C.I.A. (Central Intelligence Agency) World Fact Book on-line at http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/mg.html -- we recommend you go there for a great deal more information about Mongolia (as well as other countries in the world).

Mongolia

Location:
Northern Asia, between China and Russia
Geographic coordinates:
46 00 N, 105 00 E

Map references:
Asia
Area:
total: 1.565 million sq km
water: 9,600 sq km
land: 1,555,400 sq km
Area - comparative:
slightly smaller than Alaska
Land boundaries:
total: 8,162 km
border countries:
China 4,677 km, Russia 3,485 km
Coastline:
0 km (landlocked)
Maritime claims:
none (landlocked)
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
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Hoh Nuur 518 m
highest point: Nayramadlin Orgil (Huyten Orgil) 4,374 m
Natural resources:
oil, coal, copper, molybdenum, tungsten, phosphates, tin, nickel, zinc, wolfram, fluorspar, gold, silver, iron, phosphate
Land use:
arable land: 1%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 99% (1998 est.)
Irrigated land:
840 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards:
dust storms, grassland and forest fires, drought, and "zud", which is harsh winter conditions Environment - current issues:
limited natural fresh water resources in some areas; policies of the former Communist regime promoting rapid urbanization and industrial growth have raised concerns about their negative effects on the environment; the burning of soft coal in power plants and the lack of enforcement of environmental laws have severely polluted the air in Ulaanbaatar; deforestation, overgrazing, the converting of virgin land to agricultural production have increased soil erosion from wind and rain; desertification and mining activities have also had a deleterious effect on the environment
Environment - international agreements:
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Geography - note:
landlocked; strategic location between China and Russia

People    Mongolia

Population:
2,694,432 (July 2002 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 32% (male 438,176; female 422,960)
15-64 years: 64.1% (male 864,033; female 865,172)
65 years and over: 3.9% (male 45,080; female 59,011) (2002 est.)

The above information is quoted from the USA C.I.A. (Central Intelligence Agency) World Fact Book on-line at http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/mg.html -- much more information about Mongolia is available on their web site.  If you've not used this public service before, you'll find it a great starting point for quick general reference work.

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