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Mongolia: Russia Nixes US Development Funds for Ulaanbaatar
BY JOSHUA KUCERA
Mongolia is accepting Russian demands to refuse US government funding for a railroad project and will ask the United States to redirect the funding to another project, the country’s foreign minister said during a visit to Washington.
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ALMANAC FACTS
Area: 1,565,000 sq km (604,250 sq mi)
Population: 2,751,314
Capital: Ulaanbaatar 627,000
President: Nambariin Enkhbayar
Religion: Buddhist Lamaist 50%, none 40%, Shamanist and Christian 6%, Muslim 4%
Life Expectancy: 64.17 years
GDP per capita: $1,800
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Erdenejargal Perenlei, Director
Jamiyan gun Street - 5/1
Sukhbaatar District
Ulaanbaatar - 48, Mongolia
Tel: 976-11-313-207
Fax: 976 11 324 857
E-mail: jargal@soros.org.mn
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