Yearbook 2010
Mongolia. After a dry and hot summer of 2009, which
destroyed a significant part of the hay crop, Mongolia was
hit by an unusually bitter winter with a lot of snow and a
temperature around -40 ～ C for long periods in most of the
country. Millions of livestock animals succumbed to the cold
and lack of feed. The United Nations Development Program
(UNDP) decided to pay shepherds to collect the cadavers,
partly to create jobs, and partly to reduce the risk of
epidemics in the snowmelt.
According to
COUNTRYAAH,
Mongolia has a population of 3.17 million (2018). President Tsachiagijn Elbegdordj announced in parliament
in January that he would henceforth convert all death
sentences to 30 years in prison. He explained that his
conscience forbade him to approve executions. However, the
president was not considered to have the opinion, and this
stop for executions was believed to be demolished when the
next president takes over.
The ruling former communist Mongolian revolutionary
party, now considered a center-left party, decided at its
congress in November to change its name to the Mongolian
People's Party, to reflect that its ideal is no longer
revolution but "development and social harmony. ".
Mongolia is still one of Asia's poorest countries, but
its huge mineral resources are expected to provide an
economic boost over the next few decades. China, in
particular, has great interest in its raw materials. In
October, Mongolian Mining Corporation became the first
company from Mongolia to be listed on the Hong Kong Stock
Exchange.
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