Constitution of Mongolia.

Mongolia is an independent, sovereign republic (Article 1). Mongolia's economy is based on different forms of property following both universal trends of world economic development and national specifics. The State recognizes all forms of both public and private property and legally protects the right to ownership. The livestock of the country is national wealth and subject to state protection. The land, its subsoil, forests, water, fauna, and flora and other natural resources are subject to national sovereignty and state protection. The land except that in citizen's private ownership, as well as the subsoil with its mineral wealth, forests, water resources, and game is the property of the State. The State may give for private ownership plots of land except pastures and areas under public and special use, only to the citizens of Mongolia. This provision does not apply to the ownership of the subsoil thereof. Citizens are prohibited to transfer the land in their possession to foreigners and stateless persons by way of selling, bartering, donating, or pledging as well as transferring to others for exploitation without permission from competent state authorities. The State has the right to hold landowners responsible regarding the manner the land is used, to exchange or take it over with compensation on the grounds of special public need, or confiscate the land if it is used in a manner adverse to the health of the population, the interests of environmental protection, or national security. The State may allow foreign nationals, legal persons, and stateless persons to lease land for a specified period of time under conditions and procedures as provided by law (Article 6). The historical, cultural, scientific, and intellectual heritage of the Mongolian people is under the protection of the state (Article 7). The right to healthy and safe environment and to be protected against environmental pollution and ecological imbalance. The right to the protection of health and medical care. The procedure and conditions of free medical aid are determined by law (Article 16). The Constitution consists of 69 Articles divided into VI Chapters: Sovereignty of the State (I); Human Rights and Freedoms (II); Structure of the State (III); Administrative and Territorial Units (IV); The Constitutional Court (V); and Amendment of the Constitution (VI).