Statistics
Population:
2,712,315
Religion: Buddhism/ Shamanism 53.7%, Non religious/ other 41.6%, Muslim 4%,
Mongolia was traditionally home to nomadic herding peoples. Now a third of the population live in the capital, Ulaanbaatar. The nomadic lifestyle is gradually becoming less common and only half the population continues to herd livestock in rural areas. There is enormous potential mineral and oil wealth.
