Mongolia, here we come

Check out the interesting information HERE to learn more about Mongolia on their official tourism website. We're leaving in a couple of weeks! I can hardly stand it I'm so excited.

This from their website:

Mongolia is located in the heart of Asian Landscape in which has immeasurable huge grass of steppes, sand dunes, rocky and forest Mountain ranges. Traditionally, Mongolian lifestyle is based on nomadic lifestyle in which consists of vary kind of nomadic tribes. Moreover, we are the people who live under the blue sky that is remarkable sunny country enjoying 280 sunny days per year. The climate is such extremely wide open and because of the location, Mongolia is far from seas and oceans in the lee of surrounding Mountains, so that it is very dry and cold as well as diversity of natural environmental country. In summer time, average temperature 20 celcius and – 24 Celsius in a winter. In each part of areas has its own different feature that you will never forget if you visit there once.
Territory: 603908 square miles Population: 2,951,786Highest Elevation: 14350 feet Terrain: Vast semi –desert and plains, mountains are in the west and southwest, the Gobi Desert is south and southeast.

Climate: There are four well-defined seasons, and on average, the sun shines for well over 250 days a year. The climate is extremely continental with low precipitation. Average summer temperature is +20’C, average winter temperature is -26’C, average rainfall -200-220 mm. winter lasts from November to late April. Although winter is cold with lot of snowfall, it also has many sunny days.

Government: Parliamentary republic State structure: Unitary state administratively divided into 22 provinces and a capital city.

Capital: Ulaanbaatar (population approx 1 million)

Economy: It is traditional based on agriculture livestock breeding and also mining (mainly gold, coal, copper)

Language: Mongolian Language. Common spoken foreign languages –English and Russian

Religions: Buddhism is dominant, but traditionally we accustomed to have focused more attention on shamanism. Some elements of Christians and Muslims are available as well.

Currency: Tugrik, All major currencies can be exchange at banks and licensed exchange centers in Ulaanbaatar. Credit cards are accepted at biggest hotels, restaurants and supermarkets. Food: There are varieties of restaurants in Ulaanbaatar serving Mongolian, Chinese, Russian, European, Japanese, and Korean, Thai and Latin American foods.