Mongolia

Country code: MN

Location: Northern Asia

Area: 1.565 million sq km

Population: 2,712,315 (est 2003)

Capital: Ulaanbaatar

Languages: Khalkha Mongol 90%, Turkic, Russian

Currency: Togrog

Religions: Tibetan Buddhist Lamaism 96%, Muslim (primarily in the southwest), Shamanism, and Christian 4%

Industries: construction materials, mining (coal, copper, molybdenum, fluorspar, and gold); oil; food and beverages, processing of animal products

Agriculture products): wheat, barley, potatoes, forage crops; sheep, goats, cattle, camels, horses

Exports (commodities): copper, livestock, animal products, cashmere, wool, hides, fluorspar, other nonferrous metals

Imports (commodities): machinery and equipment, fuels, food products, industrial consumer goods, chemicals, building materials, sugar, tea

BDP: 5.807 billion USD (est 2010.)

BDP/p.c.: 3,300 USD (est 2010.)

Trademarks

Use of the mark: compulsory
Non-use period: 5 years after the registration date
Duration of protection: 10 godina

Forms:

Power of attorney
Assignment declaration
Inventor’s / author’s declaration

Patents

Examination:
- patent: formal and substantial examination – valid 20 years

Designs

Duration: 10 years