Mongolia

Interesting Facts About Mongolia

• Mongolia is the world's most sparsely populated sovereign state, with only 3.5 million people spread across 1,564,116 square kilometers
• Roughly half of Mongolia's population lives in the capital city, Ulaanbaatar
• During the 1920s, approximately one-third of the male population were monks
• By 1900, there were 750 monasteries functioning in Mongolia, but by the end of the 1930s almost all had been looted or razed
• Mongolia is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, making it a landlocked country in East Asia
• The country's natural environment includes grassy steppe, mountains to the north and west, and the Gobi Desert to the south

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