July 16, 2013

Mongolia meets its 2,900,000th citizen | Ubpost News

Mongolia meets its 2,900,000th citizen | Ubpost News: "National Statistical Office has recently reported that Mongolia will embrace its 2,900,000th new citizen on the evening of July 10, at 6 pm, the day before the Naadam Festival opens.
All newborn children born at this hour will be registered as the 2,900,000th citizens of Mongolia nationwide.
In Mongolia, while one person dies every 28 minutes, one person is born every 10 minutes.
The Mongolian population used to grow by 1.4 to 1.9 percent, but now the percentage has risen to two percent.
In 1988, 25 children were born as the 2,000,000th citizens of Mongolia both in provinces and Ulaanbaatar city."

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