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Glimpse at MONGOLIA
Official Name: "Mongolia", an independent country situated in the heart of Asia.
Date of Formation: "In 1206, Great State Of Mongols was founded by Chinggis Khaan", "In 1924, much blood was shed in the war of regaining independence.
Capital City: " Ulaanbaatar", 1350 m above the sea level, had changed its name four times before it got the current name.
Population: "2,611,400", almost half of them lives in the capital city.
Land Area: "1,565,000 sq km", which is 17th largest country in the world, 12 times bigger than the UK.
Climate: Continental, mild summer, and long, dry, very cold winter, with heavy snowfall.
Average summer temperature: +22ºc,
Average winter temperature: -25ºc
Density: 1.5 people per sq km
Languages: "Khalkha Mongolian, Russian, English, Turkic", also French, German, Japanese, Korean and Chinese speakers can be found in Ulaanbaatar city.
Official Currency: "Togrogs/Tugriks", but foreign currencies are accepted in Ulaanbaatar city, but not in the provinces. (1USD=1160MNT)
Internet country code: dot mn (.mn)
Religions: Predominantly Tibetan Buddhist, with a Muslim minority and others
Ethnic Mix: Khalkha Mongolian 90%, Kazakh 4%, Other 6%
Government: "Coalition government"- two big parties in Mongolia polled equal votes in previous parliamentary election.
Latitude/Longitude: 47 є 93N, 106 є 91E
Time Zone: +8 hours to GMT
National Flag:  National flag of Mongolia contains red, blue, red colours. One piece of the flag is sky blue. And two red sides of this blue piece are fiery pieces, the symbol of prosperity. The Golden Soyombo sign is placed in the centre of the red piece of the flag, which fastens to the flag staff. The size of the flag is one third of proportion in its width and length
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Geographically, Mongolia lies between forests of Siberia and great deserts of China. It has an extreme continental climate meaning that is so far inland that no sea moderates its climate. With over 260 sunny days a year, Mongolia is justifiably known as the ‘ Land of Blue Sky’. Mongolia occupies an area of 604,000 square miles (1,565,000 square kilometres). Its shape is that of an elongated oval, measuring 1,486 miles (2,392 kilometres) from west to east and, at its maximum, 782 miles from north to south.
The name Mongol comes from one of the tribes of 13th century whose leader, Chinngis Khaan, began a conquest that would eventually encompass an enormous empire stretching from Asia to Europe, as far west as the Black Sea and as far south as India and the Himalayas.
The State of Mongolia was formerly known as Outer Mongolia. It contains the original homeland of the historic Mongols, whose power reached its zenith during the 13th century under Kublai Khan. The people of Mongolia were suffered from the repression by Manchu for over 200 years, but Revolution led by Sukhbaatar held in 1911 and the fall of the Manchus in 1912, the northern Mongol princes expelled the Chinese officials and declared independence under the Khutukhtu, or “Living Buddha.”
In 1921, Soviet troops entered the country and facilitated the establishment of a republic by Mongolian revolutionaries in 1924. China also made a claim to the region but was too weak to assert it. Under the 1945 Chinese-Russian Treaty, China agreed to give up Outer Mongolia, which, after a plebiscite, became a nominally independent country.
Ulaanbaatar meaning 'Red Hero' is the capital city and gateway to all the provinces. It has a long history. Ulaanbaatar is situated in a valley of beautiful mountain range, on 1350 meters above the sea level covering 140000 square meter territory. It is the biggest city in Mongolia and it’s been Mongolian political, economical and science center. Ulaanbaatar is getting more modern day by day. You can feel comfortable here as if you are at home.
Early 1990s, Mongolia, once the former communist state, had made peaceful transition from Soviet system to Democracy successfully, which is exemplary among Asian countries. Democracy brought us both good life and hard life.
In Mongolia, education is priority and elementary education is compulsory and free with result that literacy rate of 90%.
Finally, we would like to say that Mongolia is beyond doubt one of the world's last undiscovered travel destinations and the safest country to visit. Therefore, we are pleased to welcome you with traditional hospitality.
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