ly herding/agricultural
note:
over half the adult population is in the labor force, including a
large percentage of women; shortage of skilled labor

@Mongolia, Government

Names:
conventional long form:
none
conventional short form:
Mongolia
local long form:
none
local short form:
Mongol Uls
former:
Outer Mongolia
Digraph:
MG
Type:
republic
Capital:
Ulaanbaatar
Administrative divisions:
18 provinces (aymguud, singular - aymag) and 3 municipalities*
(hotuud, singular - hot); Arhangay, Bayanhongor, Bayan-Olgiy, Bulgan,
Darhan*, Dornod, Dornogovi, Dundgovi, Dzavhan, Erdenet*, Govi-Altay,
Hentiy, Hovd, Hovsgol, Omnogovi, Ovorhangay, Selenge, Suhbaatar, Tov,
Ulaanbaatar*, Uvs
Independence:
13 March 1921 (from China)
National holiday:
National Day, 11 July (1921)
Constitution:
adopted 13 January 1992
Legal system:
blend of Russian, Chinese, and Turkish systems of law; no
constitutional provision for judicial review of legislative acts; has
not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Suffrage:
18 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
chief of state:
President Punsalmaagiyn OCHIRBAT (since 3 September 1990); election
last held 6 June 1993 (next to be held NA 1997); results -
Punsalmaagiyn OCHIRBAT (MNDP and MSDP) elected directly with 57.8% of
the vote; other candidate Lodongiyn TUDEV (MPRP)
head of government:
Prime Minister Putsagiyn JASRAY (since 3 August 1992); Deputy Prime
Ministers Lhamsuren ENEBISH and Choijilsurengiyn PUREVDORJ (since NA)
cabinet:
Cabinet; appointed by the Great Hural
Legislative branch:
unicameral
State Great Hural:
elections first time held 28 June 1992 (next to be held NA); results -
percent of vote by party NA; seats - (76 total) MPRP 71, United Party
4, MSDP 1
note:
the People's Small Hural no longer exists
Judicial branch:
Supreme Court serves as appeals court for people's and provincial
courts, but to date rarely overturns verdicts of lower courts
Political parties and leaders:
Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP), Budragchagiin
DASH-YONDON, secretary general; Mongolian Democratic Party (MDP),
Erdenijiyn BAT-UUL, general coordinator; National Progress Party
(NPP), S. BYAMBAA and Luusandambyn DASHNYAM, leaders; Social
Democratic Party (SDP), BATBAYAR and Tsohiogyyn ADYASUREN, leaders;
Mongolian Independence Party (MIP), D. ZORIGT, leader; United Party of
Mongolia (made