Mongolia

We are trying to find out how much the Mongolian government differs from the United States Goverment.We also are trying to find out how much land Mongolia took over, and how the other countries got it back.

Mongolia's (mahng GOH lee uh) location is in-between easter-centeral Asia, China, and Russia. Most of the land is covered in plateaus and towering mountains. Most of the southern part of Mongolia is blanketed in the bleak Gobi Desert. Temperatures normally stay very hot or very cold.

Much like America, Mongolians president is elected by the people for a four year term. Members of a National Legislature that is called the Great Khural is also elected by the people for a four year term.

Mongolia is mostly all populated by Mongols.A little bit of Chinese, Kazaks, and Russians also live there.The official language of Mongolia is Mongolian. Mongolia has several dialects. Most people speak (World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia,1998)

The Mongolians Republic was undergoing a major transition in the development of its government and political offices in the late 1980s. Beginning in 1984, the country had embarked on a program to restructure its political and economic system in ways that used the entire population and made it responsible and accountable for the country's modernization.

Nevertheless, in developing its politics, Mongolia's senior leadership displayed a realistic awareness not only of the severe challenges, but also of the opportunities. There were efforts by mid-1989 to revive key elements of the Mongolian cultural heritage. This effort apparently was inspired by the recognized need to instill vitality in a polity long argument.. Openings to the West, including the 1987 establishment of diplomatic relations with the United States, increased Mongolia's options within the international diplomatic community and provided additional developmental models. Finally, by mid-1989, the gradual normalizing of Soviet relations had helped significantly to reduce the tensions inherent in Mongolia's strategic location, enveloped between these giant countries, which facilitated a resurgence of Mongolian national identity and allowed a small measure of Mongolian political independence.(www.ajkids.com/htm.)

(Mongolian Flag)

(flag from 1924 to 1940) (www.ajkids.com/kidsmetaanswer/flag1924-1940)

Basic Facts:Capitol:Ulan Bator

Population Estimation:2,375,000

Area:604,829 sq.mi.

Flag adopted in 1992

Chief Products:camels, cattle, goats, grain, horses, meat, milk, potatos, sheep, vegetables

Manufacturing and Proccesing:building materials, fetty, processed foods, soap textilles

Mining:coal, potroleam

 Money:Tughrik worth 3 cents in America

(world book encyclopedia M 1994)

Ethnic Groups:90 percent Mongols

Religion: Tibetan Buddhist

Minerals:Coal, Oil, Tungstun(used in lightbulbs), copper, mohylbdenum, gold, tin

Labor Force: 28 percent agriculture, 18 percent manufacturing/mining, 27 percent services, 27 percent unemployed

Communications: Television sets 1 out of every 19 persons, Radio 1 out of every 11 persons, Telephones 1 out of every 31 persons

(Almanac 1996)

In mid 1200's the Mongols united under the rule of Genghis Khan and his grandson Kublai Khan and extended there empire from Korea to China westward all the way to Europe.One strong empire that was not taken over by the Mongols was Spain.Then the empire crashed in the late 1300's. When the Mongolian empire crashed the Asian countries took there chances and tried to take back their land. Once the Asian people had back their land the Mongolians started living like the earlier times, But together they were the greatest war general(Genghis Khan) and barracks trainer (Kublai Khan) in the history of the world (next to Alexander the great). (World Book Encyclopedia M 1993)

Recources:World Book Encyclopedia Multimedia

World Book M 1996

World Book Encyclopedia M 1999

Almanac 1996, AskJeeves.com

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