Country report for MONGOLIA

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Country report forMONGOLIA
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Geographical location
Locations between China and Russia
Territory 1.566 thous sq. km Land boundaries 8,
158 km, with Russia 3,485 km with China 4,673
km Average altitude 1,580 m above sea-level Tem
peratures in the winter -15 C and -40 C, in the
summer 10 C and 35 C, Precipitation in the pl
ains and mountains 380 mm, in the desert and
Gobi areas 125 mm
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State structure administratively divided into 21
aimags (provinces) Ca
pital city Ulaanbaatar Population 2.5 millio
n Density 1.6 persons per sq. km Sex ratio a
t births 105 males per 100 females
Life expectancy male 61 years, female 66 years
Ethnic group Mongols (Khalkha) 86, Kazaks 6,
Others 8 Religions Tibetan Buddhism 96, Musli
m, Christian and Shamanism 4 Languages Mongolia
n National currency Tugrik (MNT), about MNT 1,20
0USD 1 in Sep,2004
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Key statistics
NUMBER OF LIVESTOCK /thous.heads/
Total 28027.9 Camel 256.6 Horse 2005.3
Cattle 1841.6 Sheep 11686.4 Goat 12238.0
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GROSS AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT IN 2004
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Our statistical system

• Mongolian statistics can be regarded as a mixture
  of a centralized and decentralized system
  
• NSO is an independent agency
• The parliament appoints the chairman
• The chairman reports his activities to the
  parliament

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Institutional aspect

• The National Statistical Office (NSO), Mongolias
  official statistical agency, is to provide
  national and international users with high
  quality, complete and reliable statistics. This
  includes responsibility for the development of
  concepts definitions, and classifications to be
  used by all Mongolian public agencies that play
  role in the official statistics.

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Structure of statistical system
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Main functions of the NSO

• To collect, compile and analyze the fundamental
  statistics
  
• To co-ordinate with government agencies while
  receiving statistical information from various
  ministries and agencies
  
• To introduce international standards and
  methodologies
  
• To conduct population and housing census every
  10 years
  
• To conduct sample surveys and thematic studies
• To capture all entities in recording of business
  registers
  
• To improve the data dissemination system and
  services
  
• To monitor the accuracy of official statistics
• To co-operate with international organizations
  and other national statistical services
  

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Structure of the NSO
Controlling, Monitoring and Local Administration
Division
I work here
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• Statistical planning and police coordination
  department
  
• consists of 3 divisions.
• Statistical integrated policy division is in
  charge of the implementation of 1993 SNA, GDP
  estimation, compilation of national accounts,
  supply use table, input and output tables,
  development of methodologies and conduct of
  related surveys, collecting and processing
  related data at Macro level. The department is
  also responsible for bridging the methodology
  with international standards as well as carrying
  out surveys. responsible for developing the
  social statistics system and produces all
  statistics relevant to society.
• Population and Social Statistics Division is
  responsible for developing the social statistics
  system and produces all statistics relevant to
  society. The Social Statistics Division is also
  responsible for Gender statistics and produces
  all statistics relevant to population, conducts
  the population and housing census.
• Economic statistics division is responsible for
  developing the business statistics system and
  produces all statistics relevant to
  manufacturing, agriculture, construction,
  customs, trade, communication and transport.

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Problems, issues and contraints encoutred in
moving the statistical system towards market
economy.

• During transition period, NSO has been facing the
  following problems
  
• Due to the transition to the market economy,
  modifications in methodology for determining of
  economics and social development indicators were
  found to be necessary. After 1990, the estate
  owned farms have been disbanded and have since
  been privatized. The ownership of livestock and
  agriculture farms are now in the hand of private
  households. Because of this situation, it is
  becoming necessary to change the agricultural
  statistical system.
• There has been reducing number of staff entire
  system of the statistical organization. Now, only
  two persons are responsible for agriculture
  sector statistics in NSO.
• There is also has been facing shortage of the
  budget. Due to lack of the money NSO can not
  conduct sample surveys on sectors. There is more
  staff training needed for elaborating methodology.

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Statistical census

• Population and housing census - every 10
  years
  
• Livestock census including of domestic animals -
  every year
  
• Census of establishments - every 5 year
• Sown area census (2004 )

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Statistical survey

• Survey of input-output table - every 5 year
• Sample survey of consumer price index - every
  month
  
• Household income and expenditure survey -
  every quarter
  
• Living standard measurement survey - every 3
  year
  
• Special sample survey
• - Children and Development survey (1996, 2000)
• - Time use survey (2000)
• - Informal sector survey (1997, 2000)
• - Reproductive Health survey (1998, 2000)
• -Crop yield survey (2004 )
• -Agricultural sample survey and economic accounts
  (1998-1999)

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• Dissemination activities
• Statistical information is disseminated in the
  following ways
  
• -Annual Statistical Yearbook
• -Monthly Statistical Bulletin
• -Special Publications
• -Electronic information service
• -Mass media

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Future plan

• A Corporate Strategic Plan 2004-2010 of the NSO
  was elaborated under the financial and technical
  assistance of World Bank. In the framework of
  STAT 6 project, the NSO also developed a new
  Business strategy plan covering the years
  2005-2010. Now we have prepared a programme of
  official statistics development in 2005-2010 and
  going to summit it to the Parliament
• There is included agriculture sample survey in
  Strategic Plan 2004-2010