Country Name: Mongolian People's Republic Area: 1,566,000 sq km Population: 2.5 million Capital City: Ulaan Baatar (pop 550,000) People: 88% Khalkh Mongols, 4% Kazaks, 2% Chinese, 2% Russians, and over a dozen other ethnic groups. Languages: Mongolian, Turkic, Russian and Chinese. Religion: 95% Tibetan Buddhist, 3% Muslim and 2% shamanist. Government: Parliamentary democracy Currency: Eight hours ahead of GMT/UTC (seven hours in the western provinces) Time Zone: Nine hours ahead of GMT/UTC Country Code: 976 Electricity: 220V, 50AC; power surges and blackouts are common; sockets take European-style two pin, round plugs.