Apple Inc - Mongolia - the Country Notebook

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November 14, 2012

The Country Notebook

Apple Inc. is one of the hottest and fasted growing companies in the United States. They were established 1977 and have broadened their products and their name along the way. The Iphone is one of the highest demanded products on the market to-date. With the release of the Iphone 5 hitting the United States a little over the month ago, they have yet to matriculate too many of the international countries. Mongolia has had a great success with prior Iphones, and is eager to get this product in their country. The goal is to accommodate those wishes, and trade the Iphone 5 with Mongolia.

Mongolia operates with nomadic roots, having no major cities in this country. In 1990, Mongolia began to practice a multiparty parliamentary democracy. They allow all of their citizens over 18 years of age an opportunity to vote. The population is right under 3 million people. The President is the head of state. These executive powers are shared with the Prime Minister. The responsibility to nominate the Cabinet is performed by the Prime Minister and authorized by the legislature. Based on the laws of continental Europe and Russia, Mongolia has a civil law system. Mongolia's economy is dependent on mineral mining, animal products, textiles, and livestock. The minerals are typically exported; these are tungsten, molybdenum, tin, copper, and gold.

Mongolia is land-locked country that is bordering Russia and China. The climate can be considered severe and very different based on the time of the year. " The climate of Mongolia is characterized by "short dry summer (June to middle of August) and long cold winter (end of November to April) with spring (April to beginning of June) and autumn (end of August to end of October). Summer rainfall seldom exceeds 380 mm in the mountains and is less than 50 mm in the desert areas." 1. The topography is vast plateaus and mountainous regions. The southern portion is a desert with rocks and sand.

The social institution of Mongolia is similar to the culture we know. The families are large and children are valued. The nuclear family consists of a mother and father with the children. On certain occasions a widowed parent may be a member as well. The extended-family does not have a valuable role in the family setting. The parental role is to train their children in the family profession or in one of their choosing. Marriages were previously arranged, but in modern day they are often allowed to be chosen by the couple. The male role is the head of the house, the provider. This role has been static, but the female role has changed. They are allowed to work and be an active part of society. They are still expected to raise the children.

Education in Mongolia use to be limited to religious education. Now education is geared for all children in society. The primary schools are covered in the first four years. This is the basic elementary education. The secondary education is the next four years. This is what they classify as high school. Some children choose to stop after the eight years of education, while others choose to go onto earn a higher education. This is college. "Besides Mongolian State University there were seven other institutions of higher learning: the Institute of Medicine, the Institute of Agriculture, the Institute of Economics, the State Pedagogical Institute, the Polytechnic Institute, the Institute of Russian Language, and the Institute of Physical Culture." 2 The literacy rate is high, estimated at 97.4%.

In 1991 the political structure was moved into a democracy. This means a multiple party structure. The political parties are democratic as well. Due to the economic growth rate, Mongolia's governmental stability is very high. Special taxes in Mongolia are comparative to that in the United States, being corporate, local, and personal tax obligations amongst others. There is not local government; this is a unitary state with four levels of government. This includes on central and three sub national tiers. The legal system is operated by various levels of courts. The organization of the judicial system is Capital City Courts, District Courts, Appellate Courts, and Supreme Court. Mongolia is a common-law country. Mongolia participates in patents, trademarks, and other conventions.

Social organization includes nobility, herders, artisans, and slaves. The group behavior is considered rigid, meaning that it is easy to move from one class to another. Social classes are based on money. The more money that an individual possesses the higher the social class is, and vice versa. There are many clubs and organizations based on interest, religions, and social standings. The basic business customs and practices coincide with the common practices in the United States.

The religious belief is Buddhist Clergy. The only other religious practice listed was Shamanism. The Buddhist orthodox is, " in the speech of the people, which is rich in Buddhist expressions and proverbs; and in the common practice of including statues or images of the Buddha on families' special shelves with photographs of relatives and other domestic memorabilia." 3 There are no powerful or influential cults. Religion in Mongolia is by choice, not a force practice or belief. The visual arts consist of plastic, public art, and lots of color. The music consists of overtone singing and the horse-head fiddle. They participate in drama, song, poetry, ballet, and other forms of performing arts. A common folklore is a tribe called Mongu fighting with other tribes for years.

Mongolia's diet and nutrition's consist of hearty food to help get through the winters. Their diet consists of meat for the most part. It is consumed in every meal. Meat and vegetables is a common meal. Malnutrition rates are estimate to be at 27%. Food may be available,