- Mongolia is a landlocked country in East Asia. It is area is roughly equivalent with the historical territory of Outer Mongolia, and that term is sometimes used to the refer to the current state. Mongolia is the 18th largest and most sparsely populated sovereign state in the world. It is also the world’s second largest landlocked country behind Kazakhstan and the largest landlocked country that does not border a closed sea.
- The area is covered by grassy steppe, with mountains to the north and west and the Gobi desert to the south. Ulaanbaatar, the capital and largest city, is home to about 45%of the country’s population. Ulaanbaatar also shares the rank of the coldest city in the world.
- Capital: Ulaanbaatar
- Official languages: Mongolian
- Official scripts: Mongolian Cyrillic, Mongolian script
- Ethnic groups: 96% Mongols, 4% Kazaks
- Religion: Buddhism 53%, Non-religious 38.6%, Islam 3%, Shamanism 2.9%, Christianity 2.2%, Others: 0.4%
- Government: Unitary semi presidential republic
- Declaration of independence from Qing dynasty: December 26, 1911
- Total area: 1,566,000km2
- LOWEST POINT: Khukh nuur 560m above sea level
- Highest point: Khuiten: 4374m above sea level
- Population: 3,256,176
- Density: 1.97km2
- Currency: Tugrug