Mongolia

Continent

Asia

Population

2,200,000 (1990 WA)

Remarks

Mongolian People's Republic, Bügd Nayramdakh Mongol Ard Uls. Literacy rate 89% (1985 WA). Information mainly from Sebeok 1967, Poppe 1970. Data accuracy estimate: A2

Print name

Mongolia

Blind population

4,000 (1982 WCE)

Religion

Secular 66%, Lamaist Buddhist 32%, Muslim 2%185

Languages

BXM BURIAT, MONGOLIA

47,500 or 2.5% of the population (1985 estimate)

CHN CHINESE, MANDARIN

2,000 Qotong (1982 estimate), and several thousand other Mandarin in Mongolia; 885,000,000 total Mandarin (1991 WA)

DAY DARKHAT

4,500 (1956 census)

EVN EVENKI

2,000 in Mongolia (1982 estimate); 12,000 in Russia (1979); 10,000 in China (1990); 24,000 total

KGZ KALMYK-OIRAT

205,500 in Mongolia, including 139,000 Oirat, 55,100 Dorbot, 11,400 Torgut; 147,000 in Russia; 139,000 Oirat in China; 491,000 total

KAZ KAZAKH

100,000 or 4% of population in Mongolia (1991); 6,556,000 in Kazakhstan (1979); 1,111,718 in China (1990); 3,000 in Iran; 2,000 in Afghanistan; 600 or more in Turkey (1982); 8,000,000 total or more

KHK MONGOLIAN, HALH

1,883,300 or 89.7% of population in Mongolia, including 32,300 Dariganga; 1,774 in Russia and Kyrghyzstan; 1,885,000 total

MVF MONGOLIAN, PERIPHERAL

(3,381,000 in China; 1982 estimate)

RUS RUSSIAN

A few thousand Russians ('mectny oros') are permanent residents; 160,000,000 total

TUN TUVIN

24,700 or 1.3% of the population in Mongolia (1985 estimate); 166,000 in Russia (1979); 400 in China (1990); 191,000 total

UIG UYGHUR

1,000 in Mongolia (1982 estimate); 7,214,431 in China (1990 census); 245,000 in Kazakhstan, Kyrghyzstan, Uzbekistan (1986 estimate); 3,000 in Afghanistan; 500 or more in Turkey (1981); a few hundred families of traders in Pakistan; 7,464,000 total