Location: East Asia
Official name: Mongolia
Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1924 / 1924
Capital city: Ulan Bator
Population: 2.7 million / 4 people per sq mile (2 people per sq km)
Total land area: 604,247 square miles (1,565,000 square km)
Language(s) spoken: Khalkha Mongolian (official language), Kazakh, Chinese, Russian
Main religions: Tibetan Buddhist 50%, Nonreligious
40%, Shamanist, and Christian 6%, Muslim 4%
Ethnic mix: Khalkh 95%, Kazakh 4%, Other 1%
Government type: Mixed presidential-parliamentary system
Currency: Tugrik (tögrög) = 100 möngö
Literacy rate: 98%
Calorie consumption (daily per person): 2254 kilocalories
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