MONGOLIA
Population (2013) GDP (total, 2012) GDP per capita (2012) Capital city (airport) International visitors (2013F) Tourism jobs (total) Tourism GDP contribution (total) Airports (with paved runways) Connections from ULN Airlines serving ULN 2,892,876 $15 billion $5,371 Ulaanbaatar (ULN) 500,000 54,000 5.7% 15 23 10
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Sources: Mongolia statistics office, IMF, WTTC, IATA, CIA World Factbook
Ulaanbaatar Post, the head of the development said the airport terminal under construction would be able to cope with expected passenger traffic until 2020, “By 2023, annual passengers are expected to reach 4.8 million. Therefore, the airport will be constructed so as to allow smooth expansion and space has been reserved for it.” The national carrier, MIAT Mongolian Airlines, received the first of a series of new aircraft, a Boeing 767300ER in May 2013, to be followed by two Boeing 737-800 aircraft. F. »» This article was sourced from UNEP, who hosted 2013’s World Environment Day celebrations in Mongolia (www.unep.org) with additional material from ATAG.