17 Interesting Mongolia Facts
1 - Mongolia won its independence in 1911 2 - The population is 2,893,000. 3 - The president of Mongolia is Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj 4 - The area of Mongolia is 604,200 square miles. 5 - The official language is Mongolian. 6 - The main religions are Catholicism, Shamanism, , Islam , and most popular is Tibetan Buddhism. 7 - Ulan Bator , the capital city , is the coldest capital city in the world. 8 - Mongolians spell Ulan Bator " Ulaan Baatar" which means ' red hero." 9 - The Gobi Dessert was once a sea. 10 - The Mongolian stock exchange is the smallest in the capitalist world. 11 - Snow Leopards are native to Mongolia. A quarter of the worlds population lives here. 12 - The currency is 'Togrog' 13 - Mongolia is referred as the 'Land of the Eternal Blue Sky.' 14 - Mongolians believe that seeing a shooting star means that somebody is dying. So they say a prayer instead of wishing. 15 - Mongolia's' favorite and preferred sport is Wrestling. 16 - Wrestling indoors is considers ' taboo.' 17 - A 131 foot horse statue sits outside of the capital and is the worlds tallest stautu of a horse http://facts.randomhistory.com/mongolia-facts.html http://www.mongolia-travel-guide.com/mongolia-facts.html http://www.travelingeast.com/asia/mongolia/ten-interesting-facts-about-mongolia/ http://www.funtrivia.com/en/Geography/Mongolia-19244.html http://www.geckosadventures.com/tales/10-facty-things-mongolia/ |
![]() The Mongolian Flag.
The blue stands for the blue skies. The red traditionally represented socialist beliefs. In modern day it means liberty and progress. The soyombo, the yellow figure, means individual symbolism. The fire represents the past, present ,and future. It also stands for prosperity, contentment, and regeneration.
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