Mongolia | |
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Anthem: Монгол улсын төрийн дуулал Mongol ulsyn töriin duulal (English: "National anthem of Mongolia") | |
.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 (2020) | |
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| Demonym(s) | |
| Government | Unitary semi-presidential republic[4][5][6] |
| Khaltmaagiin Battulga | |
| Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene | |
| Gombojavyn Zandanshatar | |
| Legislature | State Great Khural |
| Formation | |
| 1206 | |
• Independence declared from the Qing dynasty | December 29, 1911 |
| November 26, 1924 | |
• Independence recognized by the Republic of China | January 5, 1946 |
| February 12, 1992 | |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,566,000 km2 (605,000 sq mi) (18th) |
• Water (%) | 0.67[7] |
| Population | |
• 2020 estimate | 3,353,470[8] (134th) |
• 2015 census | 3,057,778[9] |
• Density | 2.07/km2 (5.4/sq mi) (194th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $47 billion[10] (115th) |
• Per capita | $14,270[10] (93rd) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $13.7 billion[10] (133rd) |
• Per capita | $4,151[10] (116th) |
| Gini (2018) | 32.7[11] medium |
| HDI (2019) |  0.737[12]high · 99th |
| Currency | Tögrög (MNT) |
| Time zone | UTC+7/+8[13] |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+8/+9[14] |
| 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. It is sandwiched between Russia to the north and China to the south, where it neighbours the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Mongolia does not border Kazakhstan, although they are separated by only 37 kilometres. It covers an area of 1,564,116 square kilometres, with a population of just 3.3 million, making it the world's most sparsely populated sovereign nation. Mongolia is the world's largest landlocked country that does not border a closed sea, and contains very little arable land, as much of its 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 roughly half of the country's population.