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  Mongolia - Planned Modernization
Modernization in Mongolia has meant establishing new, special-purpose organizations, expanding the scope and responsibilities of the government, generating new occupational roles and hence increasing the division of labor, as well as formulating new mechanisms to integrate and to coordinate a society that is much more differentiated than its predecessor.
Mongolia's modernization has, furthermore, taken place at the direction of a political party and a foreign patron the ideology of which emphasizes rational planning and disparages the use of market mechanisms to integrate the society.
Mongolia's press has publicized the number of hectares of steppe planted with wheat and has praised the labor heroes who level mountains of copper ore or control huge excavators at open-pit coal mines.
countrystudies.us /mongolia/41.htm   (1694 words)

  
 Mongolia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mongolia (Khalkh Mongol: Монгол Улс) is a landlocked nation in central Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and the People's Republic of China to the south.
The 18th largest country in the world by area, Mongolia has very little arable land: much of its area is grassland, with mountains in the north and west and the Gobi Desert in the south.
Mongolia is split in to 21 provinces (aimag), Ulaanbaatar (the capital) is a municipality with provincial status.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mongolia   (1055 words)

  
 Mongolia
Mongolia (Khalkha Mongolian: Монгол Улс) is a landlocked country in Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and the People's Republic of China to the south.
In the 13th century, Mongolia was part of the Mongol Empire.
Mongolia's economy is centered on oil, coal, and copper, with smaller industries in molybdenum, tungsten, and phosphate mining.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/m/mo/mongolia.html   (546 words)

  
 GOBIIN OGLOO-Information on Mongolia
Mongolia's terrain is characterised by semi desert and desert plains, mountains in the west and southwest and the Gobi desert in the southeast.
Mongolia is one of the sunniest countries in the world, with over 250 sunny days in a year which justifiably gives it the reputation as the land of blue skies.Mongolia is located in the Northern Hemisphere Temperate Zone.
Mongolia has an extreme continental climate which means that it is so far inland that no sea moderates its climate hence the humidity is very low.
www.geocities.com /gobinogloo/mongolianinfo.html   (1926 words)

  
 Mongolia - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
After the conquest of China by the Mongol Empire, much of Mongolia was ruled by China until an independent government was formed with Soviet help in 1924.
Almost as big as Alaska, Mongolia has very little arable land: much of its area is grassland, with mountains in the north and west and the Gobi Desert in the south.
Mongolia joined the World Trade Organization in 1997 and now exports cashmere and food products to Russia, China, Japan, and other countries.
open-encyclopedia.com /Mongolia_(country)   (629 words)

  
 Mongolia: inner mongolia, mongolia travel, history of mongolia
Mongolia was the center of the Mongol Empire in the thirteenth century and was later ruled by the Qing Dynasty from the end of the seventeenth century until 1911, when an independent government was formed with Russian assistance.
The predominant religion in Mongolia is Tibetan Buddhism, and the majority of the state's citizens are of the Mongol ethnicity, though Buriats, Kazakhs and Tuvans also live in the country, especially in the west.
Mongolia's Constitution provides three requirements for taking office as President: the individual must be a native-born Mongolian, be at least 45 years of age, and have resided in Mongolia for five years prior to taking office.
pandapedia.com /wiki/Mongolia   (4029 words)

  
 Mongolia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
For the region of the same name, see Mongolia (region) Mongolia (Khalkha Mongolian: Монгол Улс) is a landlocked nation in central Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and the People's Republic of China to the south.
It was the center of the Mongol Empire of the 13th century, but was ruled by the Chinese Qing dynasty from the end of the 17th century until an independent government was again formed with Soviet assistance in 1921.
The 18th largest country in the world, Mongolia has very little arable land: much of its area is grassland, with mountains in the north and west and the Gobi Desert in the south.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/M/Mongolia.htm   (1071 words)

  
 The Ultimate Mongolia - American History Information Guide and Reference
Mongolia (Khalkha Mongolian: Монгол Улс) is a landlocked nation in central Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and the People's Republic of China to the south.
In the 13th century, Mongolia was the center of the Mongol Empire, the largest empire in world history.
Mongolia is spilt in to 22 provinces (aymag), Ulaanbaatar (the capital) is a municipality.
www.historymania.com /american_history/Mongolia   (936 words)

  
 asia
Kazak is spoken by 5% of the population.
Mongolia’s national airline, MIAT - Mongolian International Air Transport (OM), operates flights to Ulaanbaatar from Berlin, Moscow, Beijing and Seoul all year round and to and from Osaka and Hong Kong in the summer months.
Mongolia is a far-flung, little-visited destination, with much to offer in terms of scenery, wildlife, historic and cultural sites.
www.bunty.cwc.net /mongolia.htm   (3684 words)

  
 Mongolia (01/07)
Mongolia, which joined the World Trade Organization in 1997, is the only member of that organization to not be a participant in a regional trade organization.
A great deal of public attention is being paid to non-transparency of the government process of awarding licenses, the equitable sharing of economic rents between foreign investors and the Government of Mongolia, and the potential impact on the environment.
Mongolia has contributed small numbers of troops to coalition operations in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2003, gaining experience which enabled it to deploy armed peacekeepers to both UN and NATO peacekeeping missions in 2005.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2779.htm   (4875 words)

  
 Mongolia - Health and Welfare
The next most common were general practitioners, 15 percent; obstetricians, 6 percent; public health specialists, 6 percent; and physicians specializing in the prevention and treatment of epidemic diseases, 6 percent.
Mongolia was an active member of Comecon's Commission on Cooperation in Public Health, and it participated in World Health Organization (WHO) projects on maternity and child health, environmental protection, and training of medical technicians and mid-level health-care personnel.
Foreign students coming to Mongolia were required to be tested for AIDS, either in Mongolia or abroad, and Mongolia accepted the results of tests performed in the United States.
countrystudies.us /mongolia/48.htm   (868 words)

  
 Juulchin Tourism Corporation of Mongolia | Mongolia | In Brief   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
On the edge of the 21st century, Mongolia remains to be one of the few countries to retain its ancient culture and traditions and the nomadic lifestyle plays an important role in creating a general perception about Mongolia.
Mongolia stretches about 2,400 kilometres from west to east and about 1,260 kilometres from north to south.
Mongolia's climate is extremely continental, with long cold, dry winters and short warm summers.
www.juulchin.com /mongolia/brief.htm   (2033 words)

  
 Mongolia Article, Mongolia Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Mongolia (Khalkha Mongolian : Монгол Улс) is alandlocked country in Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and the People's Republic of China to the south.
As of the 2004 elections, the MPRP was relegated to minority party status after being dealt a crushingdefeat in the highest voter turnout in Mongolia's history.
Mongolia joined the World Trade Organization in 1997 and now exportscashmere and food products to Russia, China, Japan, and other countries.
www.anoca.org /china/mongolian/mongolia.html   (543 words)

  
 Mongolia
Mongolia (Khalkha Mongolian: Монгол Улс) is a landlocked nation in central Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and the People's Republic of China to the south.
The 18th largest country in the world, Mongolia has very little arable land: much of its area is grassland, with mountains in the north and west and the Gobi Desert in the south.
In the 13th century, Mongolia was the center of the Mongol Empire, the largest contiguous land empire in world history.
www.creekin.net /c-n124--mongolia.html   (964 words)

  
 Mongolia travel guide - Wikitravel
With only 4.5 people per square mile, Mongolia has the lowest population density of any independent country, and it is this vast and majestic emptiness that is the country enduring appeal, bringing the traveler, as it does, into a close communion with nature and its nomadic inhabitants.
Mongolia was the second country in the world to become Communist in 1924.
Interestingly, Mongolia is one of two former Communist country to have re-elected the former Communist party back to power in an open and entirely democratic election (with Moldova being the other).
wikitravel.org /en/Mongolia   (3182 words)

  
 Mongolia - Gurupedia
Mongolia (Khalkha Mongolian: Монгол Улс) is a landlocked country in
In the 13th century, Mongolia was part of the Mongol Empire.
Mongolia's economy is centered on oil, coal, and copper, with smaller industries in
www.gurupedia.com /m/mo/mongolia_(country).htm   (441 words)

  
 Excite UK - Travel - Asia - Mongolia - History and Government
Mongolia then became a regional pawn squeezed between the two rising superpowers on the Asian continent: Russia and China.
Mongolia is undergoing dramatic change with the demise of a traditional nomadic lifestyle that, a generation ago, was lived by a third of the population.
Mongolia’s foreign relations are necessarily dominated by its giant neighbours, China and Russia, and based on bilateral friendship treaties.
travel.excite.co.uk /travel/guides/asia/mongolia/HistoryGovernment   (925 words)

  
 Samar Magic Tours-Adventure Active Tours, Adventure Travel , Exotic Vacations, Family Holidays & Vacations....
Mongolia is situated in the centre of the continent of Asia Central (between Russia and China) and covers an area of 603, 899 sq.
Mongolia's geography is including boundless steppes, vast valleys, rivers (4000, rich in fish), lakes (16 large lakes) and the Gobi desert.
Mongolia's Constitution provides three requirements for taking office as President: the individual must be a native-born Mongolian, who is at least 45 years of age, and who has resided in Mongolia for five years prior to taking office.
www.samarmagictours.com /en_mon.htm   (1260 words)

  
 Mongolia - China-related Topics MM-MP - China-Related Topics
Mongolia (Mongolian languageKhalkha Mongolian: Монгол Улс) is a landlocked nation in central Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and the People's Republic of China to the south.
It was the center of the Mongol Empire of the 13th century, but was ruled by the Chinese Qing dynasty from the end of the 17th century until an independent government was again formed with Soviet UnionSoviet assistance in 1921.
After more than a century of power, the Mongol Empire fell and Mongolia fell back into a state of internal struggle and feuds, which paved the way for the Manchu conquest of Inner Mongolia in 1636 and the submission of Outer Mongolia in 1691.
www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Mongolia   (1050 words)

  
 Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2006 Article IV Consultation with Mongolia
Public sector reform is proceeding, with the recent privatization of the Savings Bank and bidding underway for the Gobi cashmere factory.
Mongolia's medium-term outlook for sustained growth and poverty reduction is broadly favorable, but subject to risks.
To ensure that public debt remains on a declining path, the non-mineral fiscal deficit should be reduced by containing the growth in the civil service wage bill, better targeting social welfare spending, and moving forward with civil service reforms.
www.imf.org /external/np/sec/pn/2007/pn0711.htm   (1704 words)

  
 Mongolia 2007 Public Holidays and Bank Holidays
Ever since Mongolia became independent in the early 1990s, there has been an ongoing debate regarding Tsargaan Sar as to whether it should be calculated the same way that the Chinese Lunar New Year is, or the same way that the Tibetan New Year (Losar) is calculated.
Lunisolar Holidays : The calculation of moon phases, moonrises, moonsets, sunrises, and sunsets used to predict lunar bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Mongolia are based on the geographical location of Ulaanbaatar (latitude 47.9°N, longitude 106.8°E, GMT+8.0 hours, no summer time rules).
Some of the bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Mongolia are based on calendars whose determination is inherently approximate, as described in the footnotes below, which we strongly urge you to read.
www.qppstudio.net /bankholidays2007/mongolia.htm   (679 words)

  
 Children Huddled in Crevices - Christianity Today Magazine
As Mongolia lurched from the dreary certainties of communism to the risks of capitalism in the early 1990s, its children suffered.
When Mongolia established a new, democratic government in 1990, reformers wrote religious freedom into the constitution, opening a new mission field to the church.
There are huge societal ills to cure, but in the lives of rescued children and the efforts of a young national church, the journey to a Mongolian morning has begun.
www.christianitytoday.com /ct/2005/001/36.54.html   (2061 words)

  
 Do Christian students have any rights in public schools?
For the public schools of America the word establishment means that teachers and school officials-who are representatives of the government-may not do anything to favor religion or to favor one religion over another.
Others believe that when public school teachers do not allow young children to express their faith in the classroom, children may think that religion is not valued or accepted by teachers whom they respect, thus violating the fundamental right of parents to bring up their children in a particular religious faith.
While public schools may not directly provide religious instruction on the school campus, school officials have substantial discretion to dismiss students to participate in off-premises religious instruction provided that they do not encourage or discourage participation and do not penalize students who choose not to participate.
www.answersingenesis.org /docs/4076.asp   (2722 words)

  
 About Mongolia - General Information And Travel Information to Mongolia
Mongolia is truly one of the world's last undiscovered travel destinations and the safest country to visit.
Mongolia is a unitary state and divided administratively into Aimags (21) and a capital city; Aimags are subdivided into soums; soums into bags; and a capital city into districts; districts into khoroos.
Visa shall be issued by Mongolia Embassies and Diplomatic Missions as well as Honorary consuls of Mongolia, or can be obtained at the airport at a cost of US$53 but must be accompanied by an invitation.
www.discovermongolia.mn /country.htm   (647 words)

  
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Radio Mongolia is made up of five services: information, legal and political, business and socio-economic affairs, music and entertainment and the external service.
The government, the private sector and the public, indeed all sectors of society and of the economy, need to harness the potential of the information and knowledge revolution to improve the health, wealth and well being of everyone.
To find travelogues, hotels, holidays and in-depth travel information for throughout Mongolia, click on the State you are visiting for a full list of destinations.
www.lycos.com /info/mongolia--information.html   (429 words)

  
 Holidays and Festivals - Memorial to Myanmar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
This is a national holiday and is celebrated with parades, feasting, fireworks, and dancing.
A holiday commemorating the anniversaries of the constitutions of 1857 and 1917.
Mongolia borders Russia and China in central Asia.
www.shagtown.com /days/m2.html   (1454 words)

  
 Mongolia
Travelers to Mongolia should be aware that shortcomings in these areas might have an impact on travel plans.
Travelers arriving or departing Mongolia through China or Russia should be aware of Chinese and Russian visa regulations and note that some land entry points have varying days and hours.
Public transportation within the capital is extensive, cheap, and generally reliable, but it is also extremely crowded (see Information on crime above) with the result that pickpockets often victimize foreigners.
travel.state.gov /travel/mongolia.html   (2499 words)

  
 LABOR LAW OF MONGOLIA
The objective of the Labor Law of Mongolia resides in governing the relations connected with the exercising by citizens of their right to work on the basis of employment agreement.
In case where neither of the administration and the worker proposes to rescind the contract of employment at the time of its expire, and where the worker continues to perform the agreed work, the contract shall be deemed prolonged for the term fixed therein.
Where it proves to be not possible to grant a day of leave in compensation for performing work on a public holiday or on a weekly rest day, the worker concerned shall be remunerated with double-rate pay.
www.indiana.edu /~mongsoc/mong/laborlaw.htm   (7385 words)

  
 Mongolia Working Conditions and Income - Flags, Maps, Economy, History, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, ...
Workers and employees had an eight-hour workday (six hours on Saturdays and on the eve of holidays), eight public holidays, and fifteen days' paid vacation.
Workplaces with large numbers of female employees were required to provide facilities for nurseries, for kindergartens, for nursing mothers and infants, and for personal hygiene (see Position of Women, ch.
National income in Mongolia in the 1980s was supposed to be distributed according to socialist principles contained in Article 17 of the Constitution (see Constitutional Framework, ch.
www.photius.com /countries/mongolia/economy/mongolia_economy_working_conditions_a~9818.html   (790 words)

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