MONGOLIA

Unforgettable County

Why do many people still have misunderstandings about Mongolia as an independent country today? Is Mongolia still politically and economically isolated from other counties? Is Mongolian Barbeque really an original Mongolian dish...? If you want to gain your knowledge about Mongolia, one of the world’s oldest nations, my website can help you to answer many questions about the Genghis Khan’s country and can lead you to travel to Mongolia.

Genghis Khan

General infromation about Mongolia

Geographic Location: Northern Asia, between Russia and China
Area: 1,566,500sq.km (604,247 sq mi); slightly larger that Alaska
Population: 2,996,081 (est. 2008)
Official Language: Mongolian
Literacy rate: 98%
Government Type: Mixed parliamentary/presidential
Capital City: Ulaanbaatar
Religion: Buddhist Lamaism 50%, Islam 4%, Shamanism and Christian 4%, none 40% (2004)
Geography and Climate: Continental, varied with the Gobi Desert to the south and with cold and mountainous regions to the north and west; Mostly steppes. Three mountain ranges stretch across the north and west: the Altai, the Hangayn, and the Khentii.  

Ancient Capital of Mongolia - Kara Korum

Hiistory

Mongolian history began with the Paleolithic Age or 700,000 years ago, but the name Mongolia became known since 12th century AD. In 1206s AD, Mongolian state was formed based on nomadic tribal groupings under the leadership of Genghis Khan. He and his immediate successors conquered nearly all of Asia and Russia and sent armies as far as central Europe and Southeast Asia. Genghis Khan's grandson Kublai Khan, who conquered China and established the Yuan dynasty (1279-1368 AD). Mongolia became independent since 1921 from Machurian (Now China) Colony. Read more see links below.

Mongolia Today

GDP in PPP (2008 est.): $9.8 billion. GDP growth (2008 est.): 9.9%.
Per capita GDP in PPP: $3,300.
Natural resources: Coal (thermal and metallurgical), copper, molybdenum, silver, iron, phosphates, tin, nickel, zinc, wolfram, fluorspar, gold, uranium, and petroleum.

Agriculture (20.6% of 2007 GDP, livelihood for about 40% of population): Products--livestock and byproducts, hay fodder, vegetables.

Industry (36% of 2007 GDP, includes mining 27.4%, manufacturing 6.1%, and utilities (electricity, gas, and water) 2.5%): Types--Minerals (primarily copper and gold), animal-derived products, building materials, food/beverage.

Downtown Of Ulaanbaatar

Uniqueness of Travelling in Mongolia

Geographic Expeditions arranges a variety of magnificent sightseeing trips in: Karakorum, Horgo extinct volcano, lake Huvsgul and Uvs, Altai Mountains, Visit nomad families, Gobi Desert, the Altai Mountains; visits to the fabulous Nadaam festivals in Ulaanbaatar and remote towns, Buddhist temples and Genghis Khan’s capital it Karakorum (once the most important place in the world), and listen to the famed throat singers, Mongolian musical instrument “Morin Khuur,” traditional long longs, and opportunity to ride horse, camel and reindeer, and much more!

Nomads

Horse and Camel Riding

Original Mongolian Dishes

The traditional Mongolian Cuisine primarily consists of dairy products and meat (including beef, sheep and horse meat). The Mongolians sustain their lives directly from the products of their animals. Meat is either cooked, used as an ingredient for soups or dumplings, or dried for winter ("Borts"). Milk and cream are used to make a variety of beverages, as well as cheese and other dairy products. "Mongolian Barbeque" and "Mongolian beef or pork" are not original Mongolian cousines. For more information see the links below.

Popular Products

Mongolia has a strong history of locally produced goods, based on locally available resources. Main sources are from extensive agriculture, husbandry and forestry origin which are manufactured into a basic range of consumer goods like dairy and wheat products, wool, cashmere and leather garments, felt products, carpets, skins and hides, traditional furniture and natural and healthy foodstuffs. The most popular cashmere product manufacturers are the Gobi amd Altai.

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