Intersting facts I never knew about Mongolia

While doing some reasearch on the net I found some interesting information about Mongolia I didnt know;

National Anthem of Mongolia

Our unwavering independent nation
All Mongolis' sacred ancestry
All world's good deeds

Always stable, forever continue

With all honest nations of the world

Strenghten our bonds

With all our will and strenght

Let's develop our beloved Mongolia

Our great nation's symbol blesses

The peoples' fate supports

Our ancestry, culture and language

Let's forever cherish and prosper

Bright peoples of brave Mongolia

Have freedom and happiness

Key to happiness, column for prosperity

Our great country prosper

About the Mongolian Flag

The flag of Mongolia consists of three equal sized vertical stripes - the left and right stripes are red and the middle one is blue. On the left hand side of the Mongolian flag, in the red stripe is the country's national emblem which is a 'soyombo', a columnar arrangement of abstract and geometric representation for fire, sun, moon, earth, water, and the yin-yang symbol.

Other instersting information

 

The 6th largest country in Asia, and the 18th largest in the world. 

  Average altitude 1.580m above sea level.

Not only is population counted so is the Livestock Numbers counted
According to the 2004 livestock census, the number of livestock in Mongolia was 27,996,800: up 10% on 2003.
Preliminary estimates indicate that there are 1,999,600 horses, 1,835,500 cows, 11,659,000 sheep and 12,215,400 goats. Compared with 2003 the number of horses has increased by 30,700; cows by 42,600; sheep by 903,500 and goats by 1,562,700. The number of camels fell by 400 to 256,300.

Mongolian garbage trucks sound like ice-cream vans.

Genghis Khan had a 'celestial insurance' policy. He tolerated all religions hoping that at least one of the Gods would show its appreciation.

Roy Chapman Andrews made the first discovery of dinosaur eggs in the Gobi. His exploits inspired the creation of Indiana Jones.

Ulaanbaatar is the coldest capital city in the world.

Wooden electricity poles are attached to a concrete base, because without it the pole would simply snap from the pressure of the freezing ground.

Mongolian Money is printed in England.

Some symbols you see in Mongolia



Ulzii Khee (Өлзий Хээ) or The Endless knot or Eternal knot


symbol for happiness and eternity



Khaan Buguivch (Хаан Бугуйвч) or King Braclet

symbol of honesty, peace and love.

Khatan Suikh (Хатан Сүйх) or Queen Carriage

symbol of love, invincibility and honesty.