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MONGOLIA:
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Mission
Cost : TBA
Application Due: TBA
Date of the Project: TBA
Team Members Needed: TBA
The name
'Mongolia' has always stirred up visions of the
untamed and exotic - the warlord Genghis Khan,
camels wandering in the Gobi Desert and wild
horses galloping across the steppes. Even today,
Mongolia seems like the end of the earth -
outside Ulaan Baatar you begin to wonder if you
haven't stepped into another century, rather than
another country. It remains one of the last great
adventure destinations in Asia.
Mongolia's survival as an independent nation is
little short of miraculous, sandwiched as it is
between the godzilla states of Russia and China.
The country now has a ruling democratic coalition
but independence has cost them dearly. Currently
they are suffering from a lack of infrastructure
and support, and a couple of harsh winters have
decimated herds and bought the country to near
starvation. More details to come….
Area: 1,566,000 sq km (610,740 sq mi)
Population: 2.6 million
People: Khalkh Mongols (86%), Kazaks (2%),
Chinese (2%), Russian (2%), about a dozen other
ethnic groups
Languages: Mongolian, Turkic, Russian, Chinese
Religions: Tibetan Buddhism, Muslim, Shamanism
Government: Communist-Republic
President: Natsagiyn Bagabandi
Prime Minister: Nambaryn Enkhbayar
GDP: US$1 billion
GDP per head: US$390
Annual growth: 3.5%
Inflation: 44%
Major industries: Copper, livestock, cashmere,
wool
Major trading partners: Russia, China, Japan, US,
Source: The Lonely Planet
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