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Capital : Ulan Bator Language : Khalkha Mongolian and Kazakh Major Religion : Buddhist Lamaism Population : 2,422,800 Currency : Mongo (100 mongos = 1 togrog) GNP : $902 million ($360 per person) Selected Crops : Potatoes, hay, cereals Selected Industrial Products : Vodka, cashmere, toilet soap, Chinaware, pasta Rationale For Targeting : "Ever since I was a child and saw Ulan Bator on a map, seemingly even more mysterious than Samarkand or Timbuktu, I have wanted to be published in Mongolia." - Jeff (Besides, Alag Horvoo, aka Motley World Magazine, is published out of the Burial Footwear Factory in the capital. What could be cooler than that?) Fun Fact : The Mongolian Great Hural serves as the country's supreme legislative body You can telephone the Ministry of External Relations at 311311. You can also email the main television station, Mogolteleviz, at mrtv@magicnet.mn. [Note: All country-specific information derives from The Europa World Year Book, 1999, Volumes I and II, 40th edition, from Europa Publications.] |