Area:
total: 1,564,116 sq km
land: 1,553,556 sq km
water: 10,560 sq km
Climate:
desert; continental (large daily and seasonal temperature ranges)
Terrain:
vast semidesert and desert plains, grassy steppe, mountains in west and southwest; Gobi Desert in south-central
agricultural land: 73%
arable land 0.4%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 72.6%
Total renewable water resources:
34.8 cu km (2011)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
total: 0.55 cu km/yr (13%/43%/44%)
per capita: 196.8 cu m/yr (2009)
Natural hazards:
dust storms; grassland and forest fires; drought; "zud," (is harsh winter conditions)
Environment - current issues:
limited natural freshwater resources in some areas; promoted rapid urbanization and industrial growth that had negative effects on the environment; the burning of soft coal in power plants, lack of enforcement of environmental laws severely polluted the air in Ulaanbaatar; deforestation, overgrazing, and the converting of never used land to agricultural production increased soil erosion from wind and rain; desertification and mining activities had a negative effect on the land.
1.128 million (2014 est.) = amount of people in the labor force
agriculture: 28.6% of labor force
total: 1,564,116 sq km
land: 1,553,556 sq km
water: 10,560 sq km
Climate:
desert; continental (large daily and seasonal temperature ranges)
Terrain:
vast semidesert and desert plains, grassy steppe, mountains in west and southwest; Gobi Desert in south-central
agricultural land: 73%
arable land 0.4%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 72.6%
Total renewable water resources:
34.8 cu km (2011)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
total: 0.55 cu km/yr (13%/43%/44%)
per capita: 196.8 cu m/yr (2009)
Natural hazards:
dust storms; grassland and forest fires; drought; "zud," (is harsh winter conditions)
Environment - current issues:
limited natural freshwater resources in some areas; promoted rapid urbanization and industrial growth that had negative effects on the environment; the burning of soft coal in power plants, lack of enforcement of environmental laws severely polluted the air in Ulaanbaatar; deforestation, overgrazing, and the converting of never used land to agricultural production increased soil erosion from wind and rain; desertification and mining activities had a negative effect on the land.
1.128 million (2014 est.) = amount of people in the labor force
agriculture: 28.6% of labor force
According to ministry data, Mongolia is said to have 41 million heads of livestock and that includes sheep, camel, and goats. Mongolia also supplies 21% of the world's unprocessed cashmere. Link: invest-mongolia.apip.com 3/4 of Mongolia's land area consists of pasturelands. Central Mongolia has fertile land and often holds nomads with some practicing pastoral nomadism as the land is rich in nutrients. Link: www.britannica.com This image is of a group of livestock grazing in a pasture in northeast-central Mongolia. Most of Mongolian land is used for ranching while a very little portion of land, under 1/4, is used for crops. Link: www.britannica.com Livestock raising accounts for 4/5 the value of agricultural production in Mongolia. Goats have become the most popular among the 5 main animals herded because of the high market value of cashmere. The 5 main animals include; sheep, goats, cattle, horses and camels. Link: www.britannica.com There is no aquaculture in Mongolia although a small quantity of freshwater fish is collected annually. However, a popular attraction found in Mongolia is fly fishing. Many fish sizes and shapes have been found and they have broken many fly fishing world records. Image link: news.xinhuanet.com Information link: www.britannica.com and www.sweetwatertravel.com/site/destinations/mongolia.html |