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Mongolia

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CHINGGIS (GENGHIS) KHAN UNITES THE MONGOL NATION · 1206
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1990 – present · Democratic Mongolia
5 EVENTS
1990 · Peaceful democratic revolution 2 REFS
1992 · Democratic constitution adopted 2 REFS
1911 – 1990 · Independence, Revolution, and the People's Republic
6 EVENTS
1911 · Independence declared under the Bogd Khan 3 REFS
1921 · People's Revolution captures the capital 2 REFS
1368 – 1911 · Buddhism and the Manchu Overlordship
3 EVENTS
1640 · Zanabazar enthroned as first Javzandamba 2 REFS
1691 · Khalkha Mongols submit to the Qing 2 REFS
1227 – 1368 · The Great Empire: Karakorum, Kublai, and the Yuan
9 EVENTS
April 1241 · Mongol victories at Legnica and Mohi 3 REFS
1259-1260s · The empire breaks into four khanates 3 REFS
1162 – 1227 · Chinggis Khan and the Birth of the Mongol Nation
6 EVENTS
1206 · Temüjin proclaimed Chinggis Khan 3 REFS
1219 · Conquest of the Khwarazmian empire 4 REFS
c. 300 BCE – 1100 CE · Lords of the Steppe: The Xiongnu and Early Nomads
3 EVENTS
c. 209 BCE · The Xiongnu confederation reaches its height 2 REFS
c. 744 CE · Uyghur khaganate in the Orkhon valley 2 REFS
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Quick facts · atlas reference
Capital
Ulan Bator
Population
3.1 m
Area
1,564,110 km²
Region
Eastern Asia
Languages
Mongolian
Currency
Mongolian tögrög (₮)
Demonym
Mongolian
UN member
Yes
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Economy

GDP
$25 B’25 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$7,108’25 WB-WDI
GDP growth
6.8%’25 WB-WDI
Inflation
8.6%’25 WB-WDI
Trade openness
130.7%’25 WB-WDI

Society

Population
3.6 m’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
72.4 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
71.1%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
2.5’24 WB-WDI
Literacy rate
98.6%’24 WB-WDI

Governance

Voice & accountability
59.1’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
73.1’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
43.8’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
53.7’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
55.2’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
38.0’24 WB-WGI

Health

Health spending
6.1%’23 WB-WHO
Physicians
4.13’22 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
13.4’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
96.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Safe drinking water
43.4%’24 WB-WHO

Education

Adult literacy
98.6%’24 WB-UNESCO
Education spending
5.2%’24 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
92.3%’24 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
96.8%’23 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
69.0%’24 WB-UNESCO

Technology

R&D spending
0.1%’22 WB-UNESCO
Researchers (per million)
535’22 WB-UNESCO
Internet users
85.1%’24 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
141’24 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
22.5%’23 WB-WDI

Geography

Land area
1,558,500 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
9.1%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
69.0%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
7.8’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
3.0%’21 WB-WDI

Resources

Resource rents
33.1%’21 WB-WDI
Oil rents
1.5%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
26.6%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
0.2%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
99.1%’24 WB-WDI

Military

Military burden
0.7%’24 WB-SIPRI
Defense spending
$181 M’24 WB-SIPRI
Armed forces
18,000’20 WB-SIPRI

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