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The name 'Mongolia' has always stirred up visions of the untamed and exotic - the warlord Chinggis Khaan, camels wandering in the Gobi Desert and wild horses galloping across the steppes. Even today, Mongolia seems like the end of the earth - outside Ulaanbaatar you begin to wonder if you haven't stepped into another century, rather than another country. It remains one of the last great adventure destinations in Asia.

Area: 1,566,000 sq km (610,740 sq mi.)
Population: 2.6 million
Capital: Ulaanbaatar
People: Khalkh Mongols (86%), Kazaks (7%), Chinese (2%), Russian (2%), about a dozen other ethnic groups
Languages: Mongolian, Turkic, Russian, Chinese
Religions: Tibetan Buddhism, Muslim, Shamanism and Christianity
Life Expectancy: 61 years
Government: Democratic- Parliamentary
GDP: US$1 billion
Annual growth: 3.5%
Inflation: 44%

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