The behaviour of Mongolia's nobility, together with usurious practices by Chinese traders and the collection of imperial taxes in silver instead of animals, resulted in widespread poverty among the nomads.
Urban air pollutionAir pollution is a problem in Mongolia's cities, especially in Ulaanbaatar, the largest and most densely populated city in Mongolia. The pollution in Ulaanbaatar comes from the emissions of vehicles, power plants, gers, and other industrial activity.
Mongolia - EnvironmentEnvironmental problems facing Mongolia include desertification, inadequate water supply, and air and water pollution. The presence of the Gobi Desert in the southeastern part of the country and mountains in the northwest provide natural limits to the amount of agricultural land.
The United States established diplomatic relations with Mongolia in 1987. Bordered by Russia and China, Mongolia describes the United States as its most important “third neighbor.†In 2019, the United States and Mongolia upgraded their bilateral relationship to a Strategic Partnership.
According to Mongolia's 2010 National Census, 41,117 Mongolians — 2.1 percent of the country's population — adhere to Christianity, usually of the Protestant variety.
Generally speaking, Ulaanbaatar is mostly a safe city to visit. Its biggest problem is a petty crime that you may encounter on the streets. Most common is pickpocketing, so be especially beware in touristy-areas or crowded places like on public transport, markets, and train stations.
English is another widely spoken foreign language in Mongolia. For many Mongolians, English is replacing Russian as the most common foreign language spoken. This is a reflection of Mongolia in its post-Communist times. Among many, there is a desire to participate in the global market.
Mongolia is generally a very cheap destination. You essentially need to do a tour as there is almost no internal transportation infrastructure. This means independent travel is virtually impossible unless you provide your own vehicle and know where to go without roads. Public transportation is extremely minimal, also.
Mongolia is a landlocked country in Central Asia and East Asia, located between China and Russia. The terrain is one of mountains and rolling plateaus, with a high degree of relief.
The Mongolian language is hard to learn. Yes, it is spoken by very few people in the world, but when you're in Mongolia or among Mongolians, it is never difficult to find people willing to speak with you in their native language. No, what makes Mongolian hard is the lack of accessibility to good learning materials.
Is Mongolia worth visiting for its festivals? Absolutely! The epic annual Naadam Festival takes place around the middle of July and lasts for 3 days. We were very lucky to have had the chance to witness the festival, despite not having originally planned to be there during the festival time.
Mongolian Gobi considered as world's top travel destinations. This exotic desert has been captivating explorers, paleontologists, travelers and photographers for many decades. The Mongolian Gobi is famous for its iconic natural formations, dinosaur fossils, wildlife, birds and camel herding nomads.
The government of Mongolia mandates free access to primary healthcare (PHC) for its citizens.
Mongolia has an extensive, state-financed pre-school education system. There are over 700 state and private kindergartens (name for day care). During socialist times, every sum had at least one nursery school and a kindergarten. Currently there are only kindergartens that enroll children over the age of 3.
Primary health is provided by family health centers, soum (district) health centers and inter-soum (inter-district) hospitals. This placed Mongolia at 116 among 193 World Health Organization measured member countries.
Mongolia is also one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world, susceptible to dzuds, dust storms, droughts, floods, wildfires and earthquakes (CFE-DM, 2018).
Mongolia has over 4,005 health-related facilities nationwide, including 91 public hospitals, and more than 240 inpatient private hospitals, 1,226 outpatient clinics, and 1,277 private pharmacies.
The capital city's name, Ulaanbaatar, meaning "Red Hero," was adopted in 1924 to mark the beginning of Mongolia's Soviet-style communist era. The city was designed to accommodate 600,000 people.
They then begin ten years of schooling, eight of which are compulsory, through the Primary, Middle and Senior stages of the education system which is taught at the 74 primary schools, 116 secondary schools and 608 high schools throughout Mongolia.
As a visitor, and not a relative of a Mongolian family, it's always polite to turn to the left-hand-side of a ger when you enter. Entering to the right is the way of the family.
Dirty Hands And Dirty Clothes Were The Norm Among MongolsThe Mongols didn't wash much of anything. When they ate, their hands were reportedly covered with grease, fat, dirt, and meat - all of which they wiped on their clothes, which were also rarely clean. The Mongols did have other cleansing practices, however.
Take a bath. Mongols refused to wash because they believed that very powerful spirits lived in the rivers and streams, and if they polluted the water by bathing in it, it would offend the spirits. For the same reason, they would never wash their clothes or eating vessels.
DON`T. Refuse offered drink or food in the Ger/house (it's customary for Mongols to offer tea and food as a welcoming omen), at least try to enjoy a sip or two. Throw water or any rubbish into the fire (fire is sacred!) Pee in any waters in nature such as lakes, rivers, streams ever!
