Mongolia Geography

Country Name: Mongolia

Capital City: Ulaanbaatar

Population: 2,951,786 (2007 est.)

Population Growth: 1.486% (2007 est.)

Currency: togrog/tugrik (MNT)

Languages: Khalkha Mongol 90%, Turkic, Russian (1999)

Area: 1,564,116 sq km

Inflation Rate: 9.5% (2005 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 3.3% (2005)

Domain extension:

GEOGRAPHIC DETAILS OF MONGOLIA

Location:

Northern Asia, between China and Russia

Geographic Co-ordinates:

46 00 N, 105 00 E

Area - total:

1,564,116 sq km

Area - total:

1,564,116 sq km

Area - land:

Area - water:

0 sq km

Land Boundaries:

8,220 km

Border Countries:

China 4,677 km, Russia 3,543 km

Terrain:

vast semidesert and desert plains, grassy steppe, mountains in west and southwest; Gobi Desert in south-central

Elevation - highest point:

Nayramadlin Orgil (Huyten Orgil) 4,374 m

Elevation - lowest point:

Hoh Nuur 518 m

Natural Resources:

oil, coal, copper, molybdenum, tungsten, phosphates, tin, nickel, zinc, fluorspar, gold, silver, iron

Arable Land:

0.76%

Permanent Crops:

Other Land Use:

99.24% (2005)

Natural Hazards:

dust storms, grassland and forest fires, drought, and "zud," which is harsh winter conditions