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.svg) Location of Mongolia (green) | |
| Capital and largest city | Ulaanbaatar[a] Coordinates: 48°N 106°E / 48°N 106°E |
| Official languages | Mongolian |
| Official scripts | |
| Ethnic groups (2010) | |
| Religion | Buddhism (53%) Non-religious (38.6%) Islam (3%) Shamanism (2.9%) Christianity (2.2%) Others (0.4%)[2] |
| Demonym(s) | |
| Government | Unitary semi-presidential republic[3][4][5] |
| Khaltmaagiin Battulga | |
| Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh | |
| Legislature | State Great Khural |
| Formation | |
| formed 209 BC | |
| formed 1206 | |
| December 29, 1911 | |
• Mongolian People's Republic was established | November 26, 1924 |
• Independence was recognized by China | January 5, 1946 |
| February 13, 1992 | |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,566,000 km2 (605,000 sq mi) (18th) |
• Water (%) | 0.67[2] |
| Population | |
• 2020 estimate | 3,353,470[6] (134th) |
• 2015 census | 3,057,778[7] |
• Density | 2.07/km2 (5.4/sq mi) (194th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $47 billion[8] (115th) |
• Per capita | $14,270[8] (93rd) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $13.7 billion[8] (133rd) |
• Per capita | $4,151[8] (116th) |
| Gini (2018) | 32.7[9] medium |
| HDI (2018) |  0.735[10]high · 92nd |
| Currency | Tögrög (MNT) |
| Time zone | UTC+7/+8[11] |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+8/+9[12] |
| Date format | yyyy.mm.dd (CE) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +976 |
| ISO 3166 code | MN |
| Internet TLD | .mn, .мон |
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Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East Asia. Its area is roughly equivalent with the historical territory of Outer Mongolia, and that term is sometimes used to refer to the current state. It is sandwiched between Russia to the north and China to the south, where it neighbours the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, although only 37 kilometres (23 mi) separate them.