Mongolia
Asia ยท Capital: Ulan Bator
How it is run: Mongolia is a member of the United Nations, so it gets one vote in the General Assembly. Use the research links below to find out exactly who makes the laws there.
Mongolia is home to 3.6 million people in Eastern Asia, where people speak Mongolian.
Numbers that tell a story ๐ข
๐ฅ People
3.6 million people
That is about 441 people out of every million on Earth (counted in 2025).
๐บ๏ธ Land
1,564,110 kmยฒ
One of the world's large countries: flying across it takes hours.
๐๏ธ How crowded
Only about 2.3 people per square kilometre โ lots of wide open space between towns.
๐ Size in its region
41st most people in Asia
7th largest by land in Asia.
๐ฃ๏ธ Official languages
Mongolian
๐ฐ Money
Mongolian tรถgrรถg (โฎ)
Life here today ๐ฉบ
These come from World Bank open data โ the same numbers governments use when they argue about budgets.
โค๏ธ How long people live
72.4 years on average
Doctors, clean water and food supply all change this number over time.
๐ผ Money made per person each year
about US$7,108
A lower-middle-income country: incomes are rising, but many families still farm or work informally.
๐ข Living in cities
71.1% of people
Mostly a city country โ think buses, trains and apartment blocks.
๐ Kids under 15
31.6% of the population
A fairly balanced mix of young and old.
Everyday details ๐งญ
๐ Phone code
+976
Dial this before the number to call from another country.
๐ Websites end in
.mn
๐ง People here are called
Mongolian
๐ท๏ธ Name at home
ะะพะฝะณะพะป ัะปั
๐ Coast or inland
Landlocked โ no coastline
๐๏ธ UN voting group
Asia and the Pacific Group
Countries in the same group often plan votes together.
Neighbours & borders ๐ค
Mongolia is landlocked โ it has no coastline, so anything arriving by sea must cross a neighbour's border first.
Say its name around the world ๐ฃ๏ธ
Countries have different names in different languages. Try these with a penpal.
Spanish
Mongolia
French
Mongolie
Arabic
ู ูุบูููุง
Chinese
่ๅค
Japanese
ใขใณใดใซ
Russian
ะะพะฝะณะพะปะธั
Portuguese
Mongรณlia
German
Mongolei
Put it in perspective ๐
- India โ the most populated country in Asia โ has about 410.2ร as many people as Mongolia.
- Mongolia covers roughly 14,896 times the area of Hong Kong Island.
- If everyone in Mongolia lined up shoulder to shoulder, the line would stretch about 1,784 km.
Fast facts ๐ง
Fact of the day: Mongolia sits in Eastern Asia, in the northern and eastern half of the globe.
๐ท๏ธ Official name
Mongolia
๐๏ธ Capital
Ulan Bator
๐ Region
Asia ยท Eastern Asia
๐ค Country code
MN
๐๏ธ UN status
UN member state
๐ฉ Independence
Independent country
More about Mongolia ๐
๐งญ Where on the map
46.0ยฐ N, 105.0ยฐ E
๐ Half of the world
Northern & Eastern hemisphere
๐ฐ๏ธ Clock check
Roughly UTC+7 โ when it is noon in London it is about 19:00 in Ulan Bator.
- Mongolia shares its part of the world with China. Countries close together often trade the most with each other.
- Mongolia sits in the temperate zone, the belt where most of the world's farms and big cities are.
- Mongolia sits in Eastern Asia, in the northern and eastern half of the globe.
- Mongolia is a full member of the United Nations, so it gets one vote in the General Assembly โ the same as every other member, big or small.
- Because of where Mongolia sits, the school day there starts many hours before or after yours does.
Countries nearby ๐ค
Talk about it ๐ฌ
- Mongolia has 1 official language. How would your school day change if lessons were taught in more than one language?
- Being landlocked means paying neighbours to move goods to the sea. What deal would you offer a neighbour if you led Mongolia?
- If Mongolia spoke at the General Assembly tomorrow, what one problem should its delegate ask the world to help fix?
Quick quiz ๐งช
Guess first, then tap to check your answer.
What is the capital of Mongolia?
Ulan Bator
Which money do people spend in Mongolia?
Mongolian tรถgrรถg (โฎ)
How many countries share a land border with Mongolia?
2 โ China, Russia.
Roughly how many people live in Mongolia?
3.6 million people
Keep researching ๐
Everything here is a starting point. These trusted sites, databases and libraries will take you further โ and they are the kind of sources a teacher will accept in a report.
Start here โ kid-friendly encyclopedias ๐
Short articles written for students, with maps and photos you can use in a report.
Official data & government sources ๐๏ธ
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News & current policy ๐ฐ
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