mongolei

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zazaa wuchs in der mongolei auf. ein atemberaubendes land, viermal so groß wie deutschland, aber nur 3 millionen einwohnerin, ist die mongolei voll unberührter natur, wilden flüssen, bergen und tälern. charakteristisch aber ist die endlose steppe mit millionen von tieren. die hälfte der bevölkerung lebt auch heute noch in ihren rundzelten, in seit jahrhunderten währender tradition mit ihren tieren als nomaden.

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about mongolia / english /

mongolia basic information 

 

population:

 2.8 million

area:

 1,566,000 sq km (610,740 sq mi) 

land boundaries:

 8,158 km, with Russia 3,485 km and with China        4,673 km

average altitude:

 1,580 m above sea-level

terrain:

 vast semi-desert and desert plains, mountains in  west and southwest, gobi desert in southeast

people:

 khalkha mongols (86%), kazaks (6%), about a  dozen other mongolian ethnic groups

languages:

 mongolian, kazakh, russian, chinese. english is  widely spoken in the ulaanbaatar.

Religions:

 tibetan  buddhism, shamanism, christian and muslim 

literacy rate:

 82.9%

climate:

 average summer temperature +20'C, average winter  temperature -26'C, average rainfall 200-220 mm.  winter lasts from november to late april, spring from  may through june, summer from july through  september.

political system:

 parliamentary republic. president elected for four  years. present president elbegdorj tsahia, elected  in  2009. prime minister appointed by state great  khural  for four years. present prime minister mr.  batbold.  su  was appointed in 2009.

legislature:

 state great khural (parliament), unicameral with 76  members elected for four years. the last election  was held in 2008.

judicial system:

 mongolian judicial system consists of constitutional  court , supreme court, aimag and capital city courts,  soum and district courts.

state structure:

 mongolia is a unitary state and divided  administratively into aimags (21) and a capital city;  aimags are subdivided into soums; soums into  bags; and a capital city into districts; districts into  khoroos.

national currency:

 tugrik (MNT)

fiscal year:

 january 1 - december 31

main entry points:

 chinggis khaan (airport in ulaanbaatar ),  Sukhbaatar  (railway station on mongolian-russian  border) and  zamyn uud (railway station on  mongolian-chinese  border)

sea access:

 tianjin/china (1,344 km) and nakhodka/russia (4,037  km)

public holidays:

 december 31- january 1 - new year 3 days in  january/february - mongolian new year (tsagaan  sar), june 1 - mother and child day, july 11-13 -  national holiday (naadam)

time:

 add 8 hours to greenwich mean time