Fast Facts about Mongolia

Population of People: 2.6 million
Population of Livestock: 46 million
Capital: Ulaanbaatar (“Red Hero”)
People: Khalkh Mongols (86%), Kazakhs (7%), Chinese (2%), Russian (2%), about a dozen other ethnic groups including Buriad. Two thirds of the Mongolian population is under 30 years old, and two fifths of the population is under 14.
Religions: Tibetan Buddhism, Muslim, Shamanism and Christianity
Life Expectancy: 61 years
Government: Democratic—Parliamentary
Area: 1,566,000 sq km (610,740 sq mi.) (about the size of Alaska)
Major Industries: copper, gold, livestock, cashmere, wool
Currency: Tugruk (MNT); $1 US dollar = 1232 Tugruks
Time: GMT +8; 12 hours ahead of Salem, VA; 13 hours ahead when Salem, VA turns back the clock for daylight savings time; Mongolia does not follow daylight savings time