MONGOLIA

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Mongolia People

Country Name: Mongolia

Capital City: Ulaanbaatar

Population: 2,951,786 (2007 est.)

Population Growth: 1.486% (2007 est.)

Currency: togrog/tugrik (MNT)

Languages: Khalkha Mongol 90%, Turkic, Russian (1999)

Area: 1,564,116 sq km

Inflation Rate: 9.5% (2005 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 3.3% (2005)

Domain extension:

PEOPLE OF MONGOLIA

Age Structure 0-14 years:

28.7% (male 432,309/female 415,382)

Age Structure 15-64 years:

67.4% (male 994,186/female 995,986)

Age Structure 65 years and over:

3.9% (male 49,517/female 64,406) (2007 est.)

Median Age - total:

24.6 years

Median Age - male:

24.2 years

Median Age - female:

24.9 years (2007 est.)

Population Growth Rate:

1.486% (2007 est.)

Birth Rate:

21.07 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death Rate:

6.21 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net Migration Rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Sex Ratio - at birth:

1.05 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.041 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

0.998 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.769 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - total population:

1 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

66.99 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

64.61 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

69.48 years (2007 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases:

Nationality:

Mongolian(s)

Ethnic Groups:

Mongol (mostly Khalkha) 94.9%, Turkic (mostly Kazakh) 5%, other (including Chinese and Russian) 0.1% (2000)

Religions:

Buddhist Lamaist 50%, Shamanist and Christian 6%, Muslim 4%, none 40% (2004)

Languages:

Khalkha Mongol 90%, Turkic, Russian (1999)