What every visitor should know about Mongolia:

Money
The currency is the Mongolian tögrög (MNT). 1000 MNT is worth about US$0.69, or €0.48.
Crime
CrimeSafe Travel Score™: 3 out of 5 (Average)

Areas of concern:

  • Mugging
  • Pick-pocketing / bag-snatching
Capital
Ulaanbaatar
Tap water
Unsafe. Water purification efforts are inadequate to guarantee safe supply. Drink boiled or bottled water whenever possible.

Mongolia facts and figures:

People

Population
3,041,142
Language
Khalkha Mongol 90%, Turkic, Russian (1999)
Ethnicity
Mongol (mostly Khalkha) 94.9%, Turkic (mostly Kazakh) 5%, other (including Chinese and Russian) 0.1%

Economy

GDP
US$3,300 (per capita)
Income equality
High
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