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Mongolia Ship Registry
#25-13 International Plaza
10 Anson Road
Singapore 079903
General Enquiry
Tel : +65 6225-0125
Fax : +65 6225-0305
China Shanghai Office
Tel : +86 21-6595-1430
Fax : +86 21-6595-1431
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What to take
What you need to bring depends on where you'll go when you travel, what activities you'll be undertaking, whether you're an independent traveler and what accommodation you have chosen. Here is a list of suggestions: Passport, US$ Cash, money belt, sleeping belt, tent, petrol stove, daypack, camera and batteries, torch and batteries, water bottle, warm clothing, sunglasses, first aid kit, small gifts for nomadic families.
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Travel Summary Bytes
Transportation
Mongolia is a landlocked country whose neighbours have developed transport infrastructure and facilities that are adequate to handle Mongolia's transit needs. A tripartite meeting among the representatives of Foreign Trade and Foreign Ministries of Mongolia, Russia and China held in Ulaanbaatar in May 2000 has agreed in principle that the three countries would sign an agreement on transit traffic.
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Language
The official language of Mongolia is Mongolian, although English is now beginning to be widely used by many residents of the capital. Mongol is the language of most of the population of Mongolia and Inner Mongolia and of separate groups living in other provinces of the People's Republic of China. The modern Mongol language was developed after the Mongol People's Revolution of 1921 on the basis of the Khalkh dialect. The Cryllic script was introduced in the 1940's and is now the alphabet used by most Mongolians. However, there have been several calls during the last ten demographic years for the traditional script to be reintroduced.
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Food
Despite what you might hear about food supplies in Mongolia, it's now very simple to have a balanced diet, even if you're vegetarian. If you're intending to eat out in Ulaanbaatar, there are a large number of restaurants serving quality Chinese, Indian, Korean, Japanese, Italian, English, French, Russian, Latin American and of course Mongolian cuisines.
There are also a lot of supermarkets and markets selling both Mongolian and imported goods from China, Russia, East Asia and Europe. The domestic meat and dairy products are good value and are considerably tastier than meat you may find at home. The one used by most of the expatriates living in the country is the Mercury Market situated just a couple of hundred meters west of the Circus.
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Time Differences
Most of Mongolia is 8 hours ahead of GMT. However the three western aimags of Khovd, Uvs and Bayan Ulgii are GMT +7. Mongolia no longer puts forward its clocks by 1 hour in the summer months.
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Currency
The Mongolian currency is the Tugrug (T or MNT) which is available in denominations of 1,3, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500, 1000, 5000 & 10, 000 Tugrug Notes. Coins are beginning to become into circulations and are in denominations of MNT 20, 50, 100 and 200. All notes carry the face of Chinggis Khan or Sukhbaatar on them and because of their age, can often look alike. The exchange rate is constantly changing. For an up to date exchange rate visit http:www.oanda.com/converter/classic.
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