My Peace Corps Mongolia Experience

About Mongolia

Capital: Ulaanbaatar
Government Type: Mixed parliamentary/presidential
Chief of State: Nambaryn Enkhbayar, president; Miyeegombo Enkhbold, prime minister
Population: 2.952 million
Area: 604,103 square miles; slightly larger than Alaska
Languages: Khalkha Mongol (primarily ), Turkic, Russian
Literacy: Male: [98%]; Female: [98%]
GDP Per Capita: $2,100
Year of Independence: 1921
Web site: Pmis.gov.mn

Mongolia Web sites:

C.I.A. World Factbook country profile

State Department — history and overview

BBC country profile

The Mongol Messenger