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Mongolian flag |
| Country |
Mongolia |
| Capital |
Ulaanbaatar |
| Location |
Northern Asia, between China and Russia |
| Size |
1.565 million sq km |
| Terrain |
vast semidesert and desert plains, grassy steppe, mountains in west and southwest; Gobi Desert in south-central |
| Climate |
desert; continental (large daily and seasonal temperature ranges) |
| Languages |
Khalkha Mongol 90%, Turkic, Russian (1999) |
| Nationality |
noun: Mongolian(s)
adjective: Mongolian |
| Religion |
Tibetan Buddhist Lamaism 96%, Muslim (primarily in the southwest), Shamanism, and Christian 4% (1998) |
| Currency |
togrog/tugrik (MNT) |
| Exports |
copper, livestock, animal products, cashmere, wool, hides, fluorspar, other nonferrous metals |
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