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=**Mongolia!**= = THE FLAG OF MONGOLIA!! =
 * //__7th Grade Country Report: Due 12/17__//**//Directions:// Each student will create a wiki page on the country that they have chosen. Along with the report each student is required to create a drawing of their country's flag, and an outline map of their country with the capital and any geographical formations labeled. You will have eight days in the library to complete your research, create your wiki page, and complete your drawings.
 * Report Criteria:**




 * **Major Government ﻿**
 * Mongolia is a peaceful democercy. **


 * **Major Religions**
 * people that are Buddhist Lamaist are 50%people thet are Shamanist and Christian are 6% **

** people that are Muslim are 4% **** and people that are no religion are 40% **

 * **Languages Spoken**
 * **** 90% people speek Khalkha Mongol Turkic, Russian **
 * **Current leader or president**
 * President of Mongolia isTsakhia (since 18 June 2009) **
 * **Brief history of the country including any important people and major wars**
 * **** 18 to 25 years of age for compulsory military service conscript service obligation 12 months in land or air defense forces or police a small portion of Mongolian land forces 2.5 percent is comprised of contract soldiers women cannot be deployed overseas for military operations in (2006) **
 * **Currency**
 * Tugrik **
 * **Major cultural traditions and (holidays/foods etc..)**
 * National holidays in mongolia include Mother and Child Day on June 1 Independence Day on July 11, marking the countrys independence from China and Constitution Day on November 26. **


 * The largest and most important holiday is Tsagaan Sar is White Month. celebrated towed the end of February as the beginning of the new lunar year and the end of winter. The holiday is three days of feasting the first day occurs on the eve of the holiday. Families and friends gather to eat and give gifts. They also don new clothes and visit monasteries. **


 * **Climate**
 * desert continental (large daily and seasonal temperature ranges) **
 * **Population**
 * The total population 3,086,918 **
 * growth rate: 1.495% **
 * sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 males / female under 15 years 1.04 males / female15-64 years: 1 males / female 65 years and over: 0.77 males / female total population: 1 males / female (sence 2010) **
 * **Geography**
 * Mongolia elevation averages 1,580 meters and most of it is a high plateau. In general the elevation goes down from the western and northern mountains to the lower southern and eastern regions. **
 * ** Major ﻿Resources **
 * Mongolia has a wide range of natural resources, though they have not been exploited extensively. Deposits of oil, copper, tungsten, tin, nickel, coal, zinc, gold, silver, iron **
 * **Major tourist attractions and or historical Median Family Income**
 * the lowest income is 2.9% about 3% **
 * the highest income is 24.9% so about 25%. **
 * (sence 2005) **
 * the poverty line is 36.1% so about 36% **
 * (sence 2004) **

= THE MAP OF MONGOLIA!!!! = = WORK CITED: = []

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