We wish to extend our warmest welcome to our readers who must be as much fascinated and curious about Mongolia as we are. We are certainly very excited to finally present you with our blog after many hours of research and writing. We hope our blog meets your expectations and that you find it informative, as well as interesting and fun to read.
In our first blog post, we thought we might tell you a little more about the blog such as its contents, and of course, a little bit more about Mongolia itself. Enjoy reading!
Mongolia, a Land of Beauty
Mongolia is situated in Central and East Asia, spawning over more than 1 million square kilometres, making it among the biggest countries in the world. The population of just above 3 million people though is scarcely spread along the vast land.
A third of the population still leads a nomadic or semi-nomadic life, which further attributes to the distribution of people. The rough climate of its enormous mountain and desert regions also makes some places uninhabitable.
The official language of Mongolia is Mongolian and it is written in both its traditional script, as well as in Mongolian Cyrillic, which was first introduced in the 1940’s under Soviet influence.
The economy of Mongolia is emerging/developing, because the country mainly relies on agriculture, and although it later experienced an industrial boom during its communist era, the fall of communism set Mongolia back and the country is still recovering.
Since the economy is export-based, it’s highly volatile and it’s negatively affected by the changing prices of its mineral deposits such as copper, coal, tungsten, tin and gold. This also makes it suspectable to every regional financial crisis and/or import bans. However, it’s thought that Mongolia would be the next “Asian tiger” with lightning-paced economic growth.
The major religion in Mongolia remains Buddhism (Tibetan) with the next big group being atheism due to the communist past of the country. Mongolia is home to ancient temples of many religions as the nation has always been famous for its unprecedented religious tolerance, going all the way back to the first Mongolian state.
Blog Contents
Our blog intends to include various articles centred around Mongolia. We will discuss important historical events, figures, and eras that you’d hopefully find fascinating. Apart from that, we will also talk about present-day Mongolia such as the form of government, its economy and everything in-between.
You’ll also find articles that give general information about the country like ones detailing its various regions and climate. Last, but not least, we will discuss the past and present Mongolian culture.
If you have any suggestions about future articles, we’d be happy to take a look at them and perhaps use them as research topics.