Culture: Population mainly Halh Khalkha Mongolian. Half the people are urbanised; some are still semi-nomadic. Some live in traditional ger yurts or felt tents and wear the national costume, the deel. Main sports are archery, wrestling and horse-racing.
Language : Mongolian: Kazakh in western Mongolia; Russian is the first foreign language. Religion : The state propagates atheism. Remnants of Lamaism Tibetan Buddhism , shamanism spirit worship and Islam. This article is from the November issue of New Internationalist.
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