Korea's road name address signs have been hung in central Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia. As the first overseas expansion of Korea's address system, the government plans to expand the initiative to Africa and Central Asia.
The Ministry of the Interior and Safety said on the 10th that it installed Korean-style road name address signs and building number plates in the ger area of Chingeltei District in Ulaanbaatar.
The blue road name sign and building number plate hung that day carried the phrase in the local language and English, "Narlag 24Street (Narlag 24Street)." It marks the first time Korea's address system has been exported overseas.
The Ministry of the Interior and Safety (MOIS) dispatched an address expert team to Mongolia last year at the request of the Mongolian side, which wanted to adopt Korea's address system. Ulaanbaatar's rapid population growth and urban sprawl, along with nomadic life across grasslands and deserts, have diversified living spaces, making it difficult to build a systematic and standardized address system. As a solution, Mongolia focused on Korea's address system.
The two governments will continue to cooperate to advance the modernization of Mongolia's address information. Vice Minister Kim Min-jae of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety (MOIS) is visiting Mongolia from the 9th to the 11th to meet local officials and discuss cooperation plans. Key items are: ▲ prompt support for legal and institutional improvements to stably maintain and manage Mongolia's address system ▲ digitization and use of address information ▲ establishing a framework for joint use of the Korea–Mongolia address systems ▲ exchanges and capacity building for civil servants handling address work in both countries.
In addition, the two sides will continue cooperation on strengthening digital public administration through address information modernization, a project the Mongolian government is pursuing. The project will invest 11 billion won in official development assistance through KOICA by 2029.
Based on the Mongolia case, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety (MOIS) also plans to continue supporting address modernization projects in three African countries—Ethiopia, Tanzania and Botswana—and two Central Asian countries—Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.
Vice Minister Kim Min-jae said, "An address is critical national infrastructure information that connects administrative services, people's lives and safety. We will share Korea's experience using addresses in various fields such as digital administration, disaster safety and logistics with Mongolia," adding, "We will also actively support the overseas expansion of Korea's address industry through this project."