Long a province of China, Mongolia won its independence in 1921 with Soviet backing. A communist regime was installed in 1924. During the early 1990s, the ex-communist Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP) gradually yielded its monopoly on power. In 1996, the Democratic Union Coalition (DUC) defeated the MPRP in a national election and has attempted to establish a number of reforms to modernize the economy. However, many former communists retain key posts and implementation has been difficult.
Demographic Data
Capital: Oulan-Bator
Government type: Democracy
Government stability: 86.7%
Government efficiency: 59.2%
Population's support to government: 86.7%
Area: 1,565,000 square kilometers
Habitable land: 90.0%
Farmable land: 1.0%
Total population: 2,493 thousands
Population's growth: 2.6%
Country's development level: 5,780
Economic Data
GNP: 4,400,000,000
Industralisation: 60.9%
International funding: 11,000,000
Political Data
Secret services efficiency: 1,086
Military Data
Technological generation: 1
Number of rebels: 74
Rebels development: 5,202
Rebels technological access: 4,045