Mongolia / Mongol Ulsi
In Northern Asian, vast semi desert and desert plains, grassy steppe, mountains in west and southwest; Gobi Desert in south-central. 1,564,116km² (slightly < AK); 0.8% arable.

Capital Ulaanbaatar (Pop: 619,000)

Population 3M (2/ km²)

Life expectancy 67 years

HIV/AIDS >0.1%

Literacy 98%

Lang(s) Khalkha Mongol (90%), Turkic, Russian

Religions Buddhist Lamaist 50%, None 40%, Shamanist and Christian 6%, Muslim 4%

Ethnic Groups Mongol (Mostly Khalkha) 95%, Turkic (mostly Kazakh) 5%

Gov’t Mixed parliamentary/presidential

GDP/cap $3,300

PCVs 1991-present; Education, health & HIV/AIDS, business development, youth (Volunteers in country: 96; total to date (TTD): 660)

Nat’l holiday Independence Day / Revolution Day, 11 July (1921)