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Article: If you go; Mongolia has 2.3 million people, 28 million sheep, cattle, horses.(TRAVEL)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
- Article date:
- August 4, 1996
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What to know
- Population: About 2.3 million.
- Geography: 604,000 square miles, about the size of Western Europe. Mongolia occupies the high Asian plateau and has an average elevation of more than 5,000 feet. The landscape ranges from high plains and alpine mountains to the massive Gobi Desert in the southern part of the country.
- Economy: Half of the people are nomads, caring for 28 million sheep, goats, cattle and horses. Exports are largely made up of minerals - molybdenum and copper.
- Neighbors: Mongolia has two, and they have taken turns dominating the country in the past. To the north is Russia, which pulled the strings in ...
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