Per capita Gross Domestic Product: $1,800
Life Expectancy: Male 59, Female 63
Number of people per radio: 7.8
Number of people per television: 18
Number of people per telephone: 36
36% of the population is employed in agriculture
Most of Mongolia is a high grassy plateau though the west is the arid and cold Gobi Desert. Recognized as one of the oldest countries in the world, it has a strong Buddhist tradition.