Capital: Ulaanbaatar Language: Khalkha Mongol Currency: Togrog/Tugrik (MNT)
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PRIVATE GUIDES OF Mongolia
Orgil (Ulaanbaatar) - The most open communication, a hard bargain, fun to be with, mocking, dry humor, well built vocabulary in English, devil may care attitude, punctual when it comes to reservations and/or appointments, never panick in life saving situations, good freind, advisor, down to earth, an exploring mind therefore useful to strike conversation on any subject, lifts team spirit, knows how to deal with drunks, thugs, psychos, arrogant bastards, or anyone not from Mars, even Marsians can be handled with very adaptible attitude, in short i am the only professional you will find in this area. south gobi, northern aimags, western aimags, are where i headed.
CAPITAL CITY OF Mongolia: Ulaanbaatar LANGUAGE OF Mongolia: Khalkha Mongol CURRENCY OF Mongolia: Togrog/Tugrik (MNT) COMMENTS ABOUT Mongolia: Mongolia is a landlocked country located between China and Russia. Cities : Ulaanbaatar (capital), Erdenet, Hovd, Ölgii, Tsetserleg, Ulaangom, Uliastai, Ondorkhaan Best Places : Altai Tavan Bogd National Park, Uvs Nuur Lake, Gun-Galuut Nature Reserve Calling Code : +976
The Mongols gained fame in the 13th century when under Chinggis KHAN they conquered a huge Eurasian empire. After his death the empire was divided into several powerful Mongol states, but these broke apart in the 14th century. The Mongols eventually retired to their original steppe homelands and later came under Chinese rule. Mongolia won its independence in 1921 with Soviet backing. A Communist regime was installed in 1924. During the early 1990s, the ex-Communist Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP) gradually yielded its monopoly on power to the Democratic Union Coalition (DUC), which defeated the MPRP in a national election in 1996. Since then, parliamentary elections returned the MPRP overwhelmingly to power in 2000 and produced a coalition government in 2004. CLIMATE OF Mongolia: desert; continental (large daily and seasonal temperature ranges) RELIGION OF Mongolia: Buddhist Lamaist 50%, none 40%, Shamanist and Christian 6%, Muslim 4% (2004) POPULATION OF Mongolia: 2,751,314 (July 2004 est.)> ECONOMY OVERVIEW OF Mongolia: Economic activity traditionally has been based on agriculture and breeding of livestock. Mongolia also has extensive mineral deposits; copper, coal, molybdenum, tin, tungsten, and gold account for a large part of industrial production. Soviet assistance, at its height one-third of GDP, disappeared almost overnight in 1990-91 at the time of the dismantlement of the USSR. Mongolia was driven into deep recession, prolonged by the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party's (MPRP) reluctance to undertake serious economic reform. The Democratic Union Coalition (DUC) government embraced free-market economics, eased price controls, liberalized domestic and international trade, and attempted to restructure the banking system and the energy sector. Major domestic privatization programs were undertaken, as well as the fostering of foreign investment through international tender of the oil distribution company, a leading cashmere company, and banks. Reform was held back by the ex-Communist MPRP opposition and by the political instability brought about through four successive governments under the DUC. Economic growth picked up in 1997-99 after stalling in 1996 due to a series of natural disasters and declines in world prices of copper and cashmere. In August and September 1999, the economy suffered from a temporary Russian ban on exports of oil and oil products, and Mongolia remains vulnerable in this sector. Mongolia joined the World Trade Organization (WTrO) in 1997. The international donor community pledged over $300 million per year at the Consultative Group Meeting, held in Ulaanbaatar in June 1999. The MPRP government, elected in July 2000, was anxious to improve the investment climate; it also had to deal with a heavy burden of external debt. Falling prices for Mongolia's mainly primary sector exports, widespread opposition to privatization, and adverse effects of weather on agriculture in early 2000 and 2001 restrained real GDP growth. Despite drought problems in 2002, GDP rose 4.0%, followed by a solid 5.0% increase in 2003. The first applications under the land privatization law have been marked by a number of disputes over particular sites. Russia claims Mongolia owes it $11 billion from the Soviet period; any settlement could substantially increase Mongolia's foreign debt burden.
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CAPITAL CITY OF Mongolia: Ulaanbaatar
