Shannon Gatling Mr. Bunner Pd. 6

NIGERMONGOLIA  Niger is located in Western Africa.  Its capital city is Niamey.  The languages that are spoken in Niger are: Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo, Fulfulde, Kanuri, and Ibibio.  Its population is 17,078,839 people.  Its religion is Muslim 80% and other 20%  One subculture is Animism which is practiced by a small group of people.  Mongolia is located in east and central Asia.  Its capital city is Ulan Bator.  The language(s) that are spoken in Mongolia is: Mongolian.  Its population is million people.  Its religion is Buddhist Lamaism 53%, Muslim 3%, shamanist and Christian 5%, other 0.4% and none 38.6%.

NIGER MONGOLIA  Marriages are almost always arranged by the parents.  It also talks about how women have to stay home and take care of the family and cook while the men go out and be breadwinners and perform labor in the public and official domain.  Women are expected to dress modestly.  A lot of Niger’s beliefs have a lot to do with the religion of Islam.  The fall of communism in 1991 restored the legality of public religious practice, and Tibetan Buddhism, which had been the predominant religion in the region before the rise of communism, again rose to become the most widely practiced religion in Mongolia.  The ornate symbol in the leftmost bar of the national flag is a Buddhist icon called Soyombo.  During the state socialist period, education was one of the areas of significant achievement in Mongolia.

NIGERMONGOLIA  The economy of Niger centers on subsistence crops, livestock, and some of the world's largest uranium deposits.  The agricultural economy is based largely upon internal markets, subsistence agriculture, and the export of raw commodities.  Exports: Gold, Coal, Oil, and Ura  Due to the severe winter, Mongolia lost 9.7 million animals, or 22% of total livestock.  The Trans-Mongolian Railway is the main rail link between Mongolia and its neighbors.  The Mongolian Stock Exchange, established in 1991 in Ulan Bator, is the world's smallest stock exchange by market capitalisation.

NIGERMONGOLIA  Niger used to be controlled by France.  Niger was granted full independence from France in August 3,  From , Niger was run by a single-party civilian regime or military groups.  Since 1991 there has been many changes within the Niger government due to unrest, violence, and a poor economy.  Modern humans reached Mongolia approximately 40,000 years ago during the Upper Paleolithic.  With the fall of the Qing Dynasty, Mongolia under the Bogd Khaan declared independence in  A new constitution was introduced in 1992, and the "People's Republic" was dropped from the country's name.  The signing of the Oyu Tolgoi mine contract is considered a major milestone in the country’s history.

NIGER MONGOLIA  In 2007, the Niger government called on President Muammar Gaddafi of Libya to mediate in its dealings with the MNJ.  In August 2008, MNJ leader Ag Alambo denied earlier reports that the group had promised to end attacks, but confirmed his readiness to participate in externally led mediation.  In April 2009, the Government and the MNJ agreed to end hostilities after talks in the Libyan capital, Tripoli.  The major battles were the Siege of Baghdad (1258), when the Mongols sacked the city which for 500 years had been the center of Islamic power; and the Battle of Ain Jalut in 1260, when the Muslim Egyptian Mamluks, were for the first time able to stop the Mongol advance at Ain Jalut, in the northern part of what today is known as the West Bank.  Over the course of three years (1237–1240), the Mongols destroyed and annihilated all of the major cities of Eastern Europe with the exceptions of Novgorod and Pskov.

NIGERMONGOLIA  The official language of Niger is not Swahili but French.  It is primarily divided into seven regions and one capital district.  The land of Niger is vaguely less than twice the size of the US of Texas.  The capital of Mongolia is Ulaanbaatar.  Mongolia is the 6 th largest country in Asia and the 18 th largest country in the world.  Mongolia is one of the countries in the world with the lowest population density.

NIGERMONGOLIA I would like to live in this country because, I would want to learn about Niger’s culture, the people, and I would also like to learn the languages they speak.  I would like to live in this country because, I would like to learn about the culture, the people, the languages. I would also like to live there to see what my life would be like. If I was to live there, I would want to know if my life would be the same or would it be different.

 I prefer my own culture but, I would like to live somewhere else. I would like to live somewhere else because I would want to explore different places, try new things, and also meet new people.

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