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Mongolia

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Mongols living in the countryside are not used to shaking hands with visitors; instead they greet by stretching their arms if they see each other for the first time in the year.

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Mongolia Travel and Destination Guide

BACKGROUND INFO

Full Name
Mongolia

Area
1,566,000 sq km

Population
2,576,000

Time Zone
GMT/UTC +8
GMT/UTC +7

Weights Measures System
Metric

Languages
• Mongolian (official)
• Russian (other)
• Chinese (other)
• Kazakh (other)

Religion
Buddhist Lamaist (50%), Muslim (4%), Shamanist and Christian (6%), none (40%)

Government Type
Parliamentary

Government Leaders
Nambaryn Enkhbayar
President (head of state)

Sanjaagin Bayar
Prime Minister (head of government)

Country Dialing Code
976

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