read and write total
population: 97.8% male: 98% female: 97.5% (2000)

Government Mongolia

Country name: conventional long form: none conventional short form:
Mongolia local short form: Mongol Uls former: Outer Mongolia local long
form: none

Government type: parliamentary

Capital: Ulaanbaatar

Administrative divisions: 21 provinces (aymguud, singular - aymag)
and 1 municipality* (hot); Arhangay, Bayanhongor, Bayan-Olgiy, Bulgan,
Darhan Uul, Dornod, Dornogovi, Dundgovi, Dzavhan, Govi-Altay, Govi-Sumber,
Hentiy, Hovd, Hovsgol, Omnogovi, Orhon, Ovorhangay, Selenge, Suhbaatar,
Tov, Ulaanbaatar*, Uvs

Independence: 11 July 1921 (from China)

National holiday: Independence Day/Revolution Day, 11 July (1921)

Constitution: 12 February 1992

Legal system: blend of Russian, Chinese, Turkish, and Western systems
of law that combines aspects of a parliamentary system with some aspects
of a presidential system; constitution ambiguous on judicial review of
legislative acts; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal

Executive branch: chief of state: President Natsagiyn BAGABANDI (since
20 June 1997) head of government: Prime Minister Nambaryn ENKHBAYAR
(since 26 July 2000) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the State Great
Hural in consultation with the president elections: president nominated
by parties in the State Great Hural and elected by popular vote for a
four-year term; election last held 20 May 2001 (next to be held NA May
2005); following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party
or majority coalition is usually elected prime minister by the State
Great Hural; election last held 2 July 2000 (next to be held NA 2004)
election results: Natsagiyn BAGABANDI reelected president; percent of vote
- Natsagiyn BAGABANDI (MPRP) 58.13%, Radnaasumbereliyn GONCHIGDORJ (DP)
36.58%, Luvsandamba DASHNYAM (CWP) 3.54%, other 1.75%; Nambaryn ENKHBAYAR
elected prime minister by a vote in the State Great Hural of 68 to 3

Legislative branch: unicameral State Great Hural (76 seats; members
elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms) elections: last held
2 July 2000 (next to be held NA July 2004) election results: percent of
vote by party - NA%; seats by party - MPRP 72, other 4

Judicial branch: Supreme Court (serves as appeals court for people's
and provincial courts, but rarely overturns verdicts of lower courts;
judges are nominated by the General Council