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Mongolia Government 1996
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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
13 March 1921 (from China)
National Day, 11 July (1921)
blend of Russian, Chinese, and Turkish systems of law; no constitutional
provision for judicial review of legislative acts; has not accepted
compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
18 years of age; universal
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)
Prime Minister Putsagiyn JASRAY (since 3 August 1992); Deputy Prime
Ministers Lhamsuren ENEBISH and Choijilsurengiyn PUREVDORJ (since NA)
Cabinet; appointed by the Great Hural
elections held for the first time 28 June 1992 (next to be held NA); results
- percent of vote by party NA; seats - (76 total) MPRP 71, United Party of
Mongolia 4, MSDP 1
the People's Small Hural no longer exists
Supreme Court serves as appeals court for people's and provincial courts,
but to date rarely overturns verdicts of lower courts
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Political parties and leaders:
Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP), Budragchagiin DASH-YONDON,
secretary general; Mongolian National Democratic Party (MNDP), D. GANBOLD,
chairman; Mongolian Social Democratic Party (MSDP), B. BATBAYAR, chairman;
United Party of Mongolia, leader NA
opposition parties were legalized in May 1990
AsDB, CCC, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS,
ILO, IMF, INTELSAT (nonsignatory user), INTERPOL, IOC, ISO, ITU, NAM
(observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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Diplomatic representation in US:
Ambassador Luvsandorj DAWAAGIW
2833 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20007
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US diplomatic representation:
Ambassador Donald C. JOHNSON
c/o American Embassy Beijing, Micro Region 11, Big Ring Road; PSC 461, Box
300, FPO AP 96521-0002
three equal, vertical bands of red (hoist side), blue, and red, centered on
the hoist-side red band in yellow is the national emblem ("soyombo" - a
columnar arrangement of abstract and geometric representation for fire, sun,
moon, earth, water, and the yin-yang symbol)
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