| Population :
| 2,751,314 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Age structure 0-14 % :
| 29,70%.
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| Age structure 0-14.m :
| 415 735.
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| Age structure 0-14.f :
| 400 560.
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| Age structure 15-64 % :
| 66,70%.
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| Age structure 15-64.m :
| 916 445.
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| Age structure 15-64.f :
| 918 235.
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| Age structure 65 % :
| 3,60%.
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| Age structure 65.m :
| 43 205.
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| Age structure 65.f :
| 57 134.
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| Age structure est :
| 2004 est..
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| Median age total :
| 23.9 years .
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| Median age male :
| 23.6 years .
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| Median age female :
| 24.3 years (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate :
| 1.43% (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate note :
| .
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| Birth rate :
| 21.44 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Death rate :
| 7.1 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Net migration rate :
| 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Sex ratio at birth :
| 1.05 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio under 15 :
| 1.04 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 15-64 :
| 1 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 65 :
| 0.76 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio total :
| 1 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Infant mortality rate male :
| 58.97 deaths/1,000 live births .
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| Infant mortality rate female :
| 51.75 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) .
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| Life expectancy at birth total :
| 64.17 years .
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| Life expectancy at birth male :
| 61.97 years .
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| Life Expectancy at birth female :
| 66.48 years (2004 est.) .
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| Total fertility rate :
| 2.27 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| hiv aids :
| less than 0.1% (2003 est.) .
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| hiv aids people :
| less than 500 (2003 est) .
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| hiv aids deaths :
| less than 200 (2003 est.) .
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| Nationality noun :
| Mongolian(s) .
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| Nationality adjective :
| Mongolian .
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| Ethnic groups :
| Mongol (mostly Khalkha) 94.9%, Turkic (mostly Kazakh) 5%, other (including Chinese and Russian) 0.1% (2000) .
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| Religions :
| Buddhist Lamaist 50%, none 40%, Shamanist and Christian 6%, Muslim 4% (2004) .
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| Languages :
| Khalkha Mongol 90%, Turkic, Russian (1999) .
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| Literacy definition :
| age 15 and over can read and write .
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| Literacy total :
| 97,80%.
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| Literacy male :
| 98%.
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| Literacy female :
| 97.5% (2002) .
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| Government type :
| parliamentary .
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| Independence :
| 11 July 1921 (from China) .
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| National holiday :
| Independence Day/Revolution Day, 11 July (1921) .
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| Suffrage :
| 18 years of age; universal .
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| Economy overview :
| Economic activity traditionally has been based on agriculture and breeding of livestock. Mongolia also has extensive mineral deposits; copper, coal, molybdenum, tin, tungsten, and gold account for a large part of industrial production. Soviet assistance, .
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| Population below poverty line :
| 33% (2003 est.) .
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| Labor force by occupation :
| herding/agriculture 46%, manufacturing 6%, trade 10.3%, public sector 4.7%, other/unemployed 33% (2001) .
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| Agriculture products :
| wheat, barley, potatoes, forage crops, sheep, goats, cattle, camels, horses .
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| Industries :
| construction materials; mining (coal, copper, molybdenum, fluorspar, and gold); oil; food and beverages; processing of animal products .
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| Exports commodities :
| copper, livestock, animal products, cashmere, wool, hides, fluorspar, other nonferrous metals .
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| Exports partners :
| China 46.7%, US 32%, Russia 6.5%, South Korea 5.1% (2003 est.) .
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| Imports commodities :
| Independence Day/Revolution Day, 11 July (1921) .
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| Imports partners :
| Independence Day/Revolution Day, 11 July (1921) .
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| Internet users :
| 50,000 (2002) .
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| Hymne :
| .
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