Where is Mongolia?

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Located in the continent of Asia, Mongolia covers 1,553,556 square kilometers of land and 10,560 square kilometers of water, making it the 19th largest nation in the world with a total area of 1,564,116 square kilometers.

Mongolia became an independent state in 1921, after gaining its sovereignty from China. The population of Mongolia is 3,179,997 (2012) and the nation has a density of 2 people per square kilometer.

The currency of Mongolia is the Tugrik (MNT). As well, the people of Mongolia are refered to as Mongolian.

The dialing code for the country is 976 and the top level internet domain for Mongolian sites is .mn.

Mongolia shares land borders with 2 countries: Russia, China.

To learn more, visit our detailed Mongolia section.

Quick facts

Population	3,179,997
Density	2.0 / km² ( 5.3 / mi² )
Language	Mongolian
Independence Year	1921
Capital	Ulaanbaatar (Ulaanbaatar)
Currency	Tugrik
GDP	12,015,944,337 (2014 data)
GDP per Capita	3,779 (2014 data)
Land Area	1,553,556 km² (599,831 mi²)
Water Area	10,560 km² (4,077 mi²)
Neighbouring Countries	Russia, China
Minimum Longitude	87.690
Maximum Longitude	119.920
Mininum Latitude	41.570
Maximum Latitude	52.150