Place:Mongolia

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NameMongolia
Alt namesBügd Naramdah Mongol Ard Ulssource: Encyclopædia Britannica (1988) VIII, 256
Bügd Nayramdakh Mongol Ard Ulssource: Cambridge World Gazetteer (1990) p 421
Mongol Ard Ulssource: Shanks, International Atlas (1991) p 272
Mongol Ulssource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Mongoleisource: Cassell's German Dictionary (1982) p 1211
Mongoliesource: Cassell's French Dictionary (1981) p 328; UN Terminology Bulletin (1993) p 68
Mongoliësource: Engels Woordenboek (1987) I, 445
Mongóliasource: Rand McNally Atlas (1994) p 319
Outer Mongoliasource: Times Atlas of World History (1993); Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984) p 781
République populaire mongolesource: Britannica Book of the Year (1993) p 1993-07-12, III-43
TypeCountry
Coordinates46°N 105°E
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Mongolia is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It covers an area of , 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 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.

The territory of modern-day Mongolia has been ruled by various nomadic empires, including the Xiongnu, the Xianbei, the Rouran, the First Turkic Khaganate, and others. In 1206, Genghis Khan founded the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous land empire in history. His grandson Kublai Khan conquered China proper and established the Yuan dynasty. After the collapse of the Yuan, the Mongols retreated to Mongolia and resumed their earlier pattern of factional conflict, except during the era of Dayan Khan and Tumen Zasagt Khan. In the 16th century, Tibetan Buddhism spread to Mongolia, being further led by the Manchu-founded Qing dynasty, which absorbed the country in the 17th century. By the early 20th century, almost one-third of the adult male population were Buddhist monks. After the collapse of the Qing dynasty in 1911, Mongolia declared independence, and achieved actual independence from the Republic of China in 1921. Shortly thereafter, the country became a satellite state of the Soviet Union, which had aided its independence from China. In 1924, the Mongolian People's Republic was founded as a socialist state. After the anti-communist revolutions of 1989, Mongolia conducted its own peaceful democratic revolution in early 1990. This led to a multi-party system, a new constitution of 1992, and transition to a market economy.

Approximately 30% of the population is nomadic or semi-nomadic; horse culture remains integral. Buddhism is the majority religion, with the nonreligious being the second-largest group. Islam is the second-largest religion, concentrated among ethnic Kazakhs. Most citizens are ethnic Mongols, with roughly 5% of the population being Kazakhs, Tuvans, and other minorities, who are especially concentrated in the west. Mongolia is a member of the United Nations, Asia Cooperation Dialogue, G77, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Non-Aligned Movement and a NATO global partner. Mongolia joined the World Trade Organization in 1997 and seeks to expand its participation in regional economic and trade groups.[1]

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