Organisations
United Nations in Mongolia | A very comprehensive site with excellent maps and pictures |
UN agencies in Mongolia | Click here to find out what kind of activities the UN is sponsoring in Mongolia |
Friends of Mongolia | A U.S.-based NGO run by Mongolians and Americans |
Mongolian Foundation for Open Society (Soros Foundation) | Daniel's employer! A very large NGO that does much to foster democracy and free speech |
Rotary Club fo Mongolia | Another very worthwhile NGO trying to upgrade Mongolia's technological capacities |
Food for the Hungry International | Sun-duk's employer! A Christian relief organisation with branches in over three dozen countries |
Government
The Government of Mongolia | With links to each ministry; in English |
The Mongolian Parliament | For those who enjoy exploring the labyrinthine world of politics and law-making |
The President of Mongolia | So what's Natsagiin Bagabandi *really* like? |
The Ministry of External Relations | A good place to get information on visas and such |
Media
Mongolia On-Line | Mongolia's main portal page and search engine |
The Mongol Messenger | Mongolia's first English-language newspaper |
The UB Post | Mongolia's junior English-language newspaper |
UBS Television | Mongolia's most popular TV station; in English |
Radio Ulaanbaatar | Listen to Mongolian music, traditional and popular |
Audiocity | Mongolian music audio archive |
Modern Life | A very slick-looking and interesting on-line magazine sponsored by the United Nations |
Mongolia This Week | Mongolia's first and only online-only newspaper; in English |
Mongolia Today | A quarterly online magazine; in English |
Mongolia World | An interesting catch-all site about Mongolia that's run by a Japanese woman |
Ger On-Line Magazine | Another nice site with some lovely pictures; basically a Mongolan primer |
Gobi Business News | If you're thinking of investing in Mongolia, this is the place to visit before taking the plunge |
Education
The Mongolia Society | A site on the study of Mongolia - its history, language, and culture |
The Institute for Strategic Studies | An independent body that works out security policies for the Mongolian government |
Mongolian Technical University | One of Mongolia's largest universities |
School of Economic Studies | Located at Mongolian State University |
The International School of Mongolian Studies | For those wishing to learn Mongolian in Mongolia |
Mongolian Agricultural University | Many graduates end up working for Sun-duk's NGO, setting up farms and greenhouse projects |
Travel
Karakorum Expeditions | The UN people are high on this agency |
Boojum Expeditions | We have some of this tour agency's literature; a bit pricey, but top-notch |
Jeep Tours | The modern Mongolian camel - and it's Russian, to boot |
Nomads Tours | Probably the best-known tour agency in the country |
Lonely Planet Mongolian Page | Good, concise, up-to-date info, with actual e-mails from recent travellers |
Naraguy | We don't really know them, but they have a very nice homepage, and they're French! |
Nature
Impressions from Mongolia | Wondeful photographs from a man who trekked through Mongolia several years ago |
Mongolia's Wild Heritage | A guide to the country's protected areas |
Baatar's Great Mongolian Gobi Desert Homepage | Much more than a simple, pretty picture page; a must-visit |
Culture
Meat, Milk and Mongolia | N. Oyunbayar cooks up some buuz and gives a breakdown of the major Mongolian food groups |
Kerij-E's Mongolian Page | This Western woman with a Far-Eastern name is a Mongolian specialist; her page is phenomenally detailed |
Virtual Mongol | A nice website developed by a Japanese woman who's lived in Mongolia |
Throat-Singing Society | Everything you've always wanted to know about this strangest of vocal dances practiced across North-Central Asia |
Almaz's Amazing World of Boke | A gorgeous website dedicated to the art of Mongolian Wrestling |
Mobinet Pictures of Naadam | Enjoy Mongolia's festival of the "three manly sports" from the comfort of your home |
CulturEvolution | This site is chock-full of traditional (and illustrated) Mongolian folk tales |
Hundaga's Homepage | A Mongolian student in Nebraska, U.S.A., has designed a very cool-looking website; in Mongolian |
Miscellaneous
Zuud 2000 | Learn about the horror of last year's winter disaster, which left 2.5 million head of livestock dead; dozens of original photographs |
English-Mongolian Dictionary | Over 23,000 entries and growing |