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People
Population: 2,187,275 (July 1990), growth rate 2.7% (1990).
Birth rate: 35 births/1,000 population (1990).
Death rate: 8 deaths/1,000 population (1990).
Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1,000 population (1990).
Infant mortality rate: 50 deaths/1,000 live births (1990).
Life expectancy at birth: 62 years male, 67 years female (1990).
Total fertility rate: 4.7 children born/woman (1990).
Nationality: noun--Mongolian(s); adjective--Mongolian.
Ethnic divisions: 90% Mongol, 4% Kazakh, 2% Chinese, 2% Russian,
2% other.
Religion: predominantly Tibetan Buddhist, about 4% Muslim,
limited religious activity because of Communist regime.
Language: Khalkha Mongol used by over 90% of population;
minor languages include Turkic, Russian, and Chinese.
Literacy: 80% (est.); 100% claimed (1985).
Labor force: NA, but primarily agricultural; over half the
adult population is in the labor force, including a large
percentage of women; shortage of skilled labor.
Organized labor: 425,000 members of the Central Council of
Mongolian Trade Unions (CCMTU) controlled by the government (1984).