Mongolia

Exact population: 2,832,224 (July 2006 est.)
Literacy: Total population: 97.8%; male: 98%; female: 97.5%
Ethnicities: Mongol (mostly Khalkha) 94.9%, Turkic (mostly Kazakh) 5%, other (including Chinese and Russian) 0.1% (2000)
Land boundaries: Total: 8,220 km; border countries: China 4,677 km, Russia 3,543 km
Terrain: Vast semidesert and desert plains, grassy steppe, mountains in west and southwest; Gobi Desert in south-central
Extremes: Lowest point: Hoh Nuur 518 m; highest point: Nayramadlin Orgil (Huyten Orgil) 4,374 m
Imports: Russia 33.3%, China 23.6%, Japan 7.4%, South Korea 6%, US 4.6% (2004)
Exports: China 47.8%, US 17.9%, UK 15.7% (2004)
Industries: Construction and construction materials; mining (coal, copper, molybdenum, fluorspar, and gold); oil; food and beverages; processing of animal products, cashmere and natural fiber manufacturing

Source: CIA World Factbook