1. Mongolia Justin Ms.Tokar 3-300 2007

2. Statistics Mongolia’s population is 2.832 million. Area : 1,566,500 square miles.

3. Statistics The capital of Mongolia is UlaanBaatar. Major Cities of Mongolia are Saynshand, Bayanhongor,Altay, Olgiy, Dund-us and dalandzadgag. Climate:Continental with precipitation and sharp seasonal fluctuations.

4. Geography Landforms: Arable land and permanent crops. Mongolia has many deserts. Natural Resources: Oil,coal,copper, molybdenum,tungsten, phosphates,tin,nickel,zinc, wolfram,fluorspar gold,silver and iron. Bodies of Water:Lake Baikal.

5. Culture Religion: Buddhist and Lamahist. Languages: Mongolian Turkish and Russian. Holidays:Christmas, Children's Day, and Naadam Festival

6. Culture Dress: Modest dress,hidjab,Sikhism, payos,forelocks,tzitzit and Buddhist robes Food: Meat,milk,barley, cereal and other fruits.

7. Landmarks Ulaanbaatar is the capital of Mongolia. It has a historical library that contains a wealth of ancient Mongolia,Tibetan and Chinese manuscripts. Saynshand is another part of Mongolia's famous places

8. Major Event Major Events: In 1206 AD a single Mongolian state was formed based on nomadic tribal grouping under the leadership of Chinggis. (“Chinggis”) Kahn’s grandson Kublai Kahn who,conquered china and established the Yuan Dynasty. (1279-1368 AD) gained fame in Europe through the writing of Marco Polo.

9. Bibliography Sites: Sage 2007. Online.Available:http://sage.tamu.edu/ country/asia/Mongolia.htm. May 2 2007 Factmonster 2007. Online. Available:http://www.factmonster.com/search?fr=fmtnh&query=mo ngolia. May 2 2007 U.S. Department of state 2007. Online. Available:http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2779.htm. May 2 2007 Academickids 2007. Online. Available:http://academickids.com/world/ index.htm. May 2 2007