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 | Mongolia |
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| Location: |
Northern Asia, between China and Russia |
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| Area: |
1.565 million sq km
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| Climate: |
desert; continental (large daily and seasonal temperature ranges) |
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| Terrain: |
vast semidesert and desert plains; mountains in west and southwest; Gobi Desert in southeast
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| Population: |
2,617,379 (July 1999 est.)
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| Religions: |
predominantly Tibetan Buddhist, Muslim 4%
note: previously limited religious activity because of communist regime
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| Languages: |
Khalkha Mongol 90%, Turkic, Russian, Chinese |
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| Capital: |
Ulaanbaatar
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