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Name of Country :
Afghanistan
- Capital : Kabul
- Area : 652,230㎢(About 3 times the size of Korean Peninsula)
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General Information :
- Population : 30,000,000(2011), Age15~64(55.3%)
- GDP per capita : $900(2010, based on PPP)
- Ethnic groups : Pashtun(42%), Tajik(27%), Hazara(9%), Uzbek(9%)
- Religion : Islam(Sunni 80%, Shiite 19%)
- Language : Dari Persian Pashto
- Independence Day : 1919.8.19(from United Kingdom)
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Reference
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade country / region homepage (http://www.mofat.go.kr/)
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Name of Country :
India
- Capital : New Delhi
- Area : 3,287,590㎢(About 33 times the size of Korean Peninsula)
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General Information :
- Population :1,210,000,000 (2nd largest in the world, 2011 Census)
- GDP per capita :$1,131(2010)
- Climate : Tropical and temperate
- Independence Day : .8.15(from United Kingdom)
- Religion : Hinduism(80.5%), Islam(13.4%), Christian, Sikhism, Buddhism, Jainism
- Language : Hindi, English
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Reference
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade country / region homepage (http://www.mofat.go.kr/)
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Name of Country :
Bangladesh
- Capital : Dhaka
- Area : 1147,570㎢(About 2/3 times the size of Korean Peninsula)
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General Information :
- Populatio : 162,200,000(2009)
- Ethnic groups : Bengali(97%), Others
- Religion : Islam(83%), Hinduism(16%), Buddhism, Christian
- Language : 98% uses Bengali
- Independence Day : 1971.3.26(from Pakistan)
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Reference
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade country / region homepage (http://www.mofat.go.kr/)
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Name of Country :
Bhutan
- Capital : Thimphu
- Area : 38,394㎢(About 1/5 times the size of Korean Peninsula)
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General Information :
- Population : 683,407(2009)
- GDP per capita : $1,256(2008)
- Ethnic groups : Ngalop, Sharchop, Lhotshampa, Indigenous and tribal groups
- Language : Dzongkha
- Religion : Vajrayana Buddhism(75%), Hinduism and others(25%)
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Reference
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade country / region homepage (http://www.mofat.go.kr/)
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Name of Country :
Bahrain
- Capital : Manama
- Area : 665㎢
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General Information :
- Population : 1,261,835(2010)
- GDP per capita : $18,818(PPP : $23,985)
- Religion : Islam
- Language : Arabic
- Independence Day : 1971.8.15(from United Kingdom)
- Climate : Hot and humid
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Reference
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade country / region homepage (http://www.mofat.go.kr/)
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Name of Country :
Brunei Darussalam
- Capital : Bandar Seri Begawan
- Area : 5,765㎢
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General Information :
- Ethnic groups : Malay(67%), Chinese(15%), Indigenous(6%), Others (12%)
- Religion : Islam
- Climate : Hot and humid
- Language : Malay (Official Language), English, Chinese
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Reference
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade country / region homepage (http://www.mofat.go.kr/)
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Name of Country :
Cambodia
- Capital : Phnom Penh
- Area : 181,035㎢
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General Information :
- Population : 14,490,000 (year 2010, CIA)
- GDP per capita : $842 (year 2010)
- Currency : Riel, USD is commonly used
- Ethnic groups : Khmer(90%), others
- Religion : Theravada Buddhism(95%), others (5%)
- Independence Day : 09 NOV 1953 (from France)
- Language : Khmer, French (people aged over 50), English
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Reference
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade country / region homepage (http://www.mofat.go.kr/)
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Name of Country :
China
- Capital : Beijing (北京)
- Area : 9,600,000 ㎢(About 44 times the size of Korean Peninsula, 3rd largest country)
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General Information :
- Proclaimed : 1949.10.1
- Population : 1,347,350,000
- GDP per capita : $5,184(2011, IMF)
- Language : Standard Chinese
- Ethnic groups : Han(92%), 55 recognized minorities
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Reference
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade country / region homepage (http://www.mofat.go.kr/)
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Name of Country :
Hong Kong, China
- Capital : Hong Kong
- Area : 1,104.3㎢
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General Information :
- Population : 7.0976million (2010) 95% is Han Chinese
- GDP per capita : US$ 33,800~34,100(2011)
- Currency : Hong Kong Dollar(HK$)
- Ethnic groups : Han(95% over)
- Language : tonese, English
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Reference
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade country / region homepage (http://www.mofat.go.kr/)
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Name of Country :
Indonesia
- Capital : Jakarta
- Area : 1,900,000㎢
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General Information :
- GDP per capita : $3,543 (at the end of year 2011, Indonesia National Statistics Office)
- Independence Day : 17 AUG 1945 (from Japan)
- Ethnic groups : Javanese(45%), Sundanese(13.6%), 300 other groups
- Religion : Islam(87%), Protestantism(6%), Catholic, Hinduism, Buddhism
- Economic growth rate : 6.1%, General price growth : 6.96%
- Climate : Tropical, hot and humid, monsoonal wet and dry seasons
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Reference
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade country / region homepage (http://www.mofat.go.kr/)
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Name of Country :
Iran
- Capital : Tehran
- Area : 1,650,000㎢(About 7.5 times the size of Korean Peninsula)
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General Information :
- Population : 70,500,000
- GDP per capita : $11,860(2010)
- Ethnic groups : Persian(51%), Azeri(24%), Gilaki(8%), Kurd(7%), Arabic(3%)
- Religion : Twelver Shia
- Language : Persian
- National Day : 2.11(Islamic Revolution Day)
- Government : Unitary state, Islamic republic
- National Defence : Regular army 4,000,000, Revolutionary army 120,000
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Reference
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade country / region homepage (http://www.mofat.go.kr/)
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Name of Country :
Iraq
- Capital : Baghdad
- Area : 440000㎢(About 2 times the size of Korean Peninsula)
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General Information :
- Population : 70,500,000
- GDP per capita : $11,860(2010)
- Ethnic groups : Persian(51%), Azeri(24%), Gilaki(8%), Kurd(7%), Arabic(3%)
- Religion : Twelver Shia
- Language : Persian
- National Day : 2.11(Islamic Revolution Day)
- Government : Unitary state, Islamic republic
- National Defence : Regular army 4,000,000, Revolutionary army 120,000
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Reference
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade country / region homepage (http://www.mofat.go.kr/)
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Name of Country :
Jordan
- Capital : Amman
- Area : 89,342㎦
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General Information :
- Population : 6,500,000
- GDP per capita : $4,560
- Ethnic groups : Arab(98%)
- Religion : Sunni(92%), Christian(6%)
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Reference
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade country / region homepage (http://www.mofat.go.kr/)
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Name of Country :
Japan
- Capital : Tokyo
- Area : 380,000㎢(About 1.7 times the size of Korean Peninsula)
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General Information :
- General Information : 127,560,000(2009, World Bank)
- GDP per capita : $42,325(2010, World Bank)
- Currency : Yen
- Religion : Buddhism, Christian
- Language : Japanese
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Reference
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade country / region homepage (http://www.mofat.go.kr/)
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Name of Country :
Kazakhstan
- Capital : Astana
- Area : 2,720,000 ㎢(9th largest country in the World)
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General Information :
- Population : 16,030,000 (year 2010)
- GDP per capita : $6,683 (year 2009)
- Ethnic groups : Kazakh(63%), Russian(24%), Uzbec(3%), Ukrainian(2%), Uyghur(1.4%), Tatar(1.3%), Goryeoin(0.7%)
- Religion : Islam(70%), Christian(26%)
- Language : Kazakh, Russian
- Climate : Continental, dry
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Reference
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade country / region homepage (http://www.mofat.go.kr/)
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Name of Country :
Kyrgyzstan
- Capital : Bishkek
- Area : 198,500㎢
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General Information :
- Population : 5,200,000 (year 2008)
- GDP per capita : $962 (year 2008)
- Climate : Continental, dry
- Ethnic groups : Kyrgyz(70%), Russian(8.4%), Uzbek(14.5%)
- Language : Kyrgyz, Russian
- Religion : Islam, Russian Orthodox Christianity
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Reference
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade country / region homepage (http://www.mofat.go.kr/)
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Name of Country :
Korea, Republic of
- Capital : Seoul
- Area : 99,585㎢
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General Information :
- Population : 48,590,000
- Religion : Buddhism(23.6%), Christian(18.6%), Catholic(7%), Confucianism(0.7%), Wonbuddhism(0.2%), Cheondoism(0.1%)
- Language : Korean
- Ethnic groups : Korean
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Reference
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade country / region homepage (http://www.mofat.go.kr/)
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Name of Country :
Saudi Arabia
- Capital : Riyadh
- Area : 2,150,000㎢((About 10 times the size of Korean Peninsula)
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General Information :
- Population : 27,100,000
- GDP per capita : $22,734
- Ethnic groups : Arabs
- Religion : Islam(Sunni 90%, Shiite 10%)
- Language : Arabic
- Establishment : 1932
- Climate : Continental, hot and dry (Average 27℃, highest 54℃, lowest 0℃)
- Custom : Maintains conservative Islamic customs
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Reference
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade country / region homepage (http://www.mofat.go.kr/)
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Name of Country :
Kuwait
- Capital : Kuwait City
- Area : 17,818㎢
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General Information :
- Population : 3,700,000(Kuwaiti Arabs 1,130,000, Foreigners 2,430,000)
- GDP per capita : $47,982
- Ethnic groups : Arabs(80%)
- Language : Arabic
- Religion : Islam(Sunni 70%, Shiite 30%)
- Independence Day : 1961.2.25(from United Kingdom)
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Reference
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade country / region homepage (http://www.mofat.go.kr/)
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Name of Country :
Lao PDR
- Capital : Vientiane
- Area : 236,800 ㎢
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General Information :
- Population : 6,100,000
- GDP per capita : $1,003 (year 2010, IMF)
- Currency : Kip(LAK)
- Language : Lao, French
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Reference
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade country / region homepage (http://www.mofat.go.kr/)
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Name of Country :
Lebanon
- Capital : Beirut
- Area : 10,400㎢
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General Information :
- Population : 40,00,000 (2010)
- GDP(PPP) per capita : $10,019(IMF)
- Language : Arabic
- Religion : Islam(65%), Christian(34%), Reference(1%)
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Reference
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade country / region homepage (http://www.mofat.go.kr/)
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Name of Country :
Macau, China
- Capital : Macau
- Area : 25㎢
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General Information :
- Population : 460,000
- Religions : Buddhism, Catholicism
- Languages : Chinese, Portuguese
- Ethnic Composition : Chinese (95%), Portuguese and other (5%)
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Political Status :
- National Leader : President Hu Jintao (胡錦濤)
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Economic Status (as of 2009) :
- National Currency : HKD
- GDP : USD 10.3 billion
- Per Capita GD : USD 22,557
- Exports : USD 2 billion 790.9 million (Apparel and Textiles)
- Imports : USD 3 billion 452.1 million (Textiles and IT)
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Reference
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade country / region homepage (http://www.mofat.go.kr/)
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Name of Country :
Malaysia
- Capital : Kuala Lumpur
- Area : 329,758㎢
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General Information :
- Population : 28,700,000 (year 2012)
- GDP(nominal) per capita : $ 9,508 (year 2011)
- Currency : Ringgit
- Independence Day : 31 AUG 1957 (from United Kingdom)
- Language : Malaysian, English
- Ethnic groups : Malay(62%), Chinese(22.7%), Indian(6.8%), others
- Religion : Islam(62%), Buddhism(9%), Christian(7%), Others
- Climate : Tropical, hot and humid (annual mean temperature of 27℃)
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Reference
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade country / region homepage (http://www.mofat.go.kr/)
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Name of Country :
Maldives
- Capital : Male
- Area : ㎢(About 1/700 times the size of Korean Peninsula
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General Information :
- Population : 390,000(2009)
- GDP per capita : $3,300(2008)
- Currency : Maldivian Rufiyaa
- Ethnic groups : Dhivehis
- Religion : Islam
- Climate : Tropical
- Language : Dhivehi
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Reference
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade country / region homepage (http://www.mofat.go.kr/)
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Name of Country :
Mongolia
- Capital : Ulaanbaatar (Population: 1.04 million, Area: 2.2 times the size of Seoul)
- Area : 1,567,000㎢(7.4 times the size of the Korean peninsula)
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General Information :
- Date of Independence : July 11, 1921
- Date of Establishment of Nation : November 26, 1924
- Population : 2,737,000(2009)
- GDP per capital : $1,533(2009)
- Language : Khalkh Mongolian Language
- Religions : Tibetan Buddhism (90%), Muslim (5%)
- Climate :Dry and microthermal climate (annual average temperature of -2.9C)
- Geographic Features :Average Height above Mean Sea Level of 1,600 m; deserts account for 40% of the national territory,
and forests account for 10% of the national territory
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Reference
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade country / region homepage (http://www.mofat.go.kr/)
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Name of Country :
Myanmar
- Capital : Nay Pyi Taw
- Area : 680,000㎢
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General Information :
- Population : 58,380,000(year 2009, Myanmar Government)
- GDP per capita : $552 (year 2009)
- Ethnic groups : Burman(70%), minorities (25%, Shan, Karen, Reference.), others
- Religion : Buddhism(89.5%), Christian(5%), Islam(4%), Hinduism(0.51%)
- Language : Burmese, English
- Currency : Kyat
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Reference
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade country / region homepage (http://www.mofat.go.kr/)
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Name of Country :
Nepal
- Capital : Kathmandu
- Area : 147,181㎢(About 2/3 times the size of Korean Peninsula)
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General Information :
- Population : 28,260,000(2009)
- 1GDP per capita : $562(2009)
- Ethnic groups : Ethnic groups
- Language : Nepali
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Reference
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade country / region homepage (http://www.mofat.go.kr/)
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Name of Country :
Oman
- Capital : Muscat
- Area : 310,000㎢(Desert 82%, Mountains 15%, Coastal Plain 3%)
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General Information :
- Population : 3,170,000(Omani 2/3, Foreigners 1/3)
- GDP per capita : $24,230(2011)
- Ethnic groups : Arabs
- Religion : Ibadhi(75%), Sunni(24%)
- Language : Arabic
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Reference
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade country / region homepage (http://www.mofat.go.kr/)
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Name of Country :
Pakistan
- Capital : Islamabad
- Area : 796,095㎢(About 3.6 times the size of Korean Peninsula)
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General Information :
- Population : 177,000,000(2011)
- GDP per capita : $1,100(2012)
- Climate : Subtropical, hot and dry
- Language : Urdu, English
- Independence Day : .8.14(from United Kingdom)
- Currency : Pakistani Rupee
- Ethnic groups : Aryan, Dravidian
- Religion : Islam(Sunni 77%, Shiite 20%), Hinduism, Christian
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Reference
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade country / region homepage (http://www.mofat.go.kr/)
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Name of Country :
Philippines
- Capital : Manila
- Area : 300,800㎢(7,107 islands)
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General Information :
- Population : 93,000,000 (at the end of 2009)
- GDP per capita : $2,117(year 2010)
- Currency : Peso
- Founding date : 12 JUN 1898
- Government : Unitary presidential constitutional republic
- Religion : Catholic(83%), Protestantism(9%), Islam(5%), others (1%)
- Language : English, Tagalog
- Climate : Tropical, hot and humid
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Reference
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade country / region homepage (http://www.mofat.go.kr/)
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Name of Country :
Palestine
- Capital : Ramallah
- Area : 6,170㎢(West Bank: 5,800㎢, Gaza Strip: 365㎢)
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General Information :
- Population : 4,000,000(2008)
- GDP per capita : $1,664
- Language : Arabic, English
- Religion : Islam(97%), Christian(3%)
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Reference
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade country / region homepage (http://www.mofat.go.kr/)
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Name of Country :
DPR Korea
- Capital : Pyongyang
- Area : 120,540㎢
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General Information :
- Population : 22.69 million
- Language : Korean
- Ethnic Composition : Korean
- National Currency : KPW (Won)
- GDP : USD 18 billion
- Per Capita GDP : USD 818
- Exports : USD 0.78 billion
- Imports : USD 1.61 billion
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Reference
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade country / region homepage (http://www.mofat.go.kr/)
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Name of Country :
Qatar
- Capital : Doha
- Area : 11,437㎢
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General Information :
- Population : 1,700,000(only 1/8 are Qatari)
- GDP per capita : $67,490(2010, Based on purchasing power)
- Ethnic groups : Arabs(40%), Indian(18%), Pakistani(18%), Irani(10%), Others(14%)
- Religion : Islam(mostly Sunni)
- Language : Arabic
- Independence Day : 1971.9.3(from United Kingdom)
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Reference
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade country / region homepage (http://www.mofat.go.kr/)
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Name of Country :
Singapore
- Capital : Singapore
- Area : 710㎢
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General Information :
- GDP per capita : $43,867(year 2010)
- Ethnic groups : Chinese(74.7%), Malay(13.6%), Indian(8.9%), Others(2.8%)
- Religion : Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Christian, Hinduism
- Climate : Tropical, hot and humid
- Language : English, Malay, Chinese, Tamil
- Independence Day : 09 AUG 1965 (from Malaysia)
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Reference
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade country / region homepage (http://www.mofat.go.kr/)
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Name of Country :
Sri Lanka
- Capital : Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte
- Area : 65,610㎢(About 1/3 times the size of Korean Peninsula)
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General Information :
- Population : 20,450,000(2009)
- GDP per capita : $2,399(2010)
- Ethnic groups : Sinhalese(74%), Tamils(18%), Muslims(7%)
- Religion : Buddhism(69%), Hinduism(11%), Islam(7.6%), Christian(7.5%)
- Language : Sinhalese, Tamil, English
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Reference
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade country / region homepage (http://www.mofat.go.kr/)
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Name of Country :
Syrian Arab Republic
- Capital : Damascus
- Area : 185,180㎢ (14 States)
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General Information :
- Independence Day : 1946.4.17(from France)
- Population : 23,690,000(2010)
- GDP(PPP) per capita : $5,100
- Language : Arabic
- Religion : Sunni(74%), Shia(13%), Christian(10%)
- Currency : Syrian lira
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Reference
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade country / region homepage (http://www.mofat.go.kr/)
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Name of Country :
Thailand
- Capital : Bangkok
- Area : 514,000㎢
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General Information :
- Population : 67,800,000
- GDP per capita : $4,719 from EIU (year 2010. Sep), Thailand Central Bank (year 2010, Sep)
- Currency : Baht, Satang
- Ethnic groups : Thai(75%), Chinese(14%), Malay(11%)
- Religion : Buddhism(95%), Islam, Christian Reference
- Language : Thai (Official Language), English (common language), Chinese, Malay
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Reference
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade country / region homepage (http://www.mofat.go.kr/)
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Name of Country :
Tajikistan
- Capital : Dushanbe
- Area : 143,100㎢
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General Information :
- Population : 7,100,000
- GDP per capita : $720 (year 2008)
- Climate : Continental
- Ethnic groups : Tajik(64.9%), Uzbek(25%), Russian(3.5%), Others(6.6%)
- Language : Tajik, Russian
- Religion : Islam 90%(Sunni85%, Shiite5%), Russian Orthodox Christianity
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Reference
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade country / region homepage (http://www.mofat.go.kr/)
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Name of Country :
Turkmenistan
- Capital : Ashgabat
- Area : 488,100㎢
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General Information :
- Population : 4,890,000 (year 2009)
- GDP per capita : $4,800 (year 2011)
- Climate : Continental, dry
- Ethnic groups : Turkmen(85%), Uzbek(5%), Russian(4%), Others(6%)
- Language : Turkmen, Russian
- Religion : Sunni(89%), Eastern Orthodox Church(9%)
- Currency : Manat
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Reference
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade country / region homepage (http://www.mofat.go.kr/)
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Name of Country :
Timor Leste
- Capital : Dili
- Area : 14,609㎢
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General Information :
- GDP per capita : $600(year 2012, World Fact book)
- Ethnic groups : Mostly Tetum (about 40%), Malay, Papuan Reference
- Religion : Catholic(80.3%), Protestantism(18.%), Islam(0.3%), Buddhism, Hinduism
- Language : Portuguesse and Tetum
- Independence Day : 20 MAY 2002 (from Portugal)
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Reference
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade country / region homepage (http://www.mofat.go.kr/)
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Name of Country :
Chinese Taipei
- Capital : Taibei
- Area : 36,000 ㎢
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General Information :
- Religion : Buddhism, Taoism, Christianity, Islam
- Ethnic Groups : 62% Southern Fujianese(閔南), 18% Hakka(客家), 17% Mainlanders(外省人), 3% Taiwanese Aborigines
- Language : Mandarin, Taiwanese, Hakka, Indigenous Languages
- Climate : Marine Tropical (Summer Average: 33℃, Winter Average: 13℃)
- Topography : Mostly Mountainous(Highest Point: Yu Shan (玉山: 3,997m)
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Reference
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade country / region homepage (http://www.mofat.go.kr/)
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Name of Country :
United Arab Emirates
- Capital : Abu Dhabi
- Area : 83,600㎢
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General Information :
- Population : 8,260,000(Foreigners 88.5%)
- GDP per capita : $48,990(2011, IMF)
- Ethnic groups : Arabs, Foreigners
- Religion : Islam(Sunni 84%, Shiite 16%)
- Language : Arabic
- Establishment : 1971.12.2 (from United Kingdom)
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Reference
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade country / region homepage (http://www.mofat.go.kr/)
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Name of Country :
Uzbekistan
- Capital : Tashkent
- Area : 447,400㎢
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General Information :
- Population : 27,600,000 (year 2009)
- GDP per capita : $1,327 (year 2010)
- Ethnic groups : Uzbek(71.4%), Russian(6.3%), Tajik(4.7%), Kazakh(3.9%), Goryeoin(0.9%)
- Religion : Islam(88%, Sunni 70%), Russian Orthodox Christianity(9%)
- Language : Uzbek, Russian
- Currency : Som
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Reference
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade country / region homepage (http://www.mofat.go.kr/)
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Name of Country :
Vietnam
- Capital : Hanoi
- Area : 330,341㎢
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General Information :
- Population : 85,800,000 (13th in the world)
- GDP per capita : $1,168 (year 2010, Vietnam National Statistics Office)
- Currency : Dong
- Government : Single-party communist
- Independence Day : 02 SEP 1945 (from France)
- Language : Vietnamese
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Reference
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade country / region homepage (http://www.mofat.go.kr/)
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Name of Country :
Yemen
- Capital : Sana’a
- Area : 530,000㎢(About 2.4 times the size of Korean Peninsula)
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General Information :
- Population : 24,300,000
- GDP per capita : $1,337(2010)
- Ethnic groups : Arabs
- Religion : Islam(Sunni 53%, Shiite 47%)
- Language : Arabic
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Reference
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade country / region homepage (http://www.mofat.go.kr/)
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General interest
- Highlights : Mongolia has won at least one gold medal at every edition of the Asian Games in which it has participated. The country has won 10 of its 15 gold medals in freestyle wrestling.
Mongolia won its most gold medals in a single edition in 1982, when it claimed three gold medals to finish ninth on the medal table. As well as two golds in freestyle wrestling, Mongolia triumphed in the 50m rifle prone team event.
Four years ago Mongolia won two gold medals, both in freestyle wrestling. Mandakhnaran Ganzorig triumphed in the men's 60kg category, and Naranchimeg Gelegjamts won the women's 72kg division.
- Highlights : Mongolia has won at least one gold medal at every edition of the Asian Games in which it has participated. The country has won 10 of its 15 gold medals in freestyle wrestling.
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Anthem
- Title : Mongol Ulsyn Toriin Duulal [National Anthem of Mongolia]
- Composer : Words by Tsendiin Damdinsuren, music by Bilegin Damdinsuren and Luvsanjambyn Murdorj.
- Inducted : 1950
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Officials
- NOC President's name : Demchigjav Zagdsuren
- NOC general secretary's name : Jugder Otgontsagaan
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Participation
- First AG Appearance : 1974
- Number of AG Appearances : 10 [Incheon included]
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Medals per sport
sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Athletics 0 1 0 1 Boxing 0 5 14 19 Cycling Road 0 2 2 4 Judo 4 6 23 33 Shooting 1 3 4 8 Wrestling Freestyle 10 15 18 43 Wrestling Greco-Roman 0 1 4 5 Wushu 0 0 3 3 Total 15 33 68 116
Medals per yearYear Gold Silver Bronze Total 2010 2 5 9 16 2006 2 5 8 15 2002 1 1 12 14 1998 2 2 10 14 1994 1 2 6 9 1990 1 7 9 17 1982 3 3 1 7 1978 1 3 5 9 1974 2 5 8 15 Total 15 33 68 116