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LAND:
Area: 1,564,619 sq. km (604,103 sq. mi.).
Capital and largest city: Ulan Bator (1989 pop. 548,400).
Elevations: highest--Mount Monch Chajrchan, 4,362m (14,311 ft); lowest--about
500 m (about 1,640 ft), in the Gobi Desert.
PEOPLE:
Population (1992 est.): 2,305,516;
Density: 1.47 persons per km sq. (3.8 per sq. mi.).
Distribution (1992): 42% urban, 58% rural. Annual growth (1992): 2.6%.
Official language: Mongol.
Major religion: Tibetan Buddhism.
EDUCATION AND HEALTH:
Literacy (1990): 90% of adult population.
Universities (1992): 1.
Hospital beds (1989); 23,400.
Physicians (1989): 5,300.
Life expectancy (1992): women--68; men--63.
Infant mortality (1992): 47 per 1,000 live births.
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ECONOMY:
GDP (1991 est.): $2.1 billion; $900 per capita.
Labor distribution (1989):
Agriculture--29%;
Mining and manufacturing--19%; services--37%;
Construction--7%.
Foreign trade (1991): imports--$360 million; exports--$279 million;
Principal trade partners--Russia, China, Korea, Japan.
Currency: 1 tughrik = 100 mongo.
GOVERNMENT:
Type: republic.
Government leaders (1993):
Punsalmaagiyn Ochirbat--President;
Puntsagiyn Jasray--Premier.
Legislature: Great Hural.
Political subdivisions: 18 provinces, 3 municipalities.
COMMUNICATIONS:
Railroads (1988): 1,815 km (1,128 mi.) total.
Roads (1988): 49,200 km (30,571 mi.) total.
Major ports: none.
Major airfields: 1.
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