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[2] Mongolia's largest lake by area, Uvs Lake is in the Great Lakes Depression. Mongolia's largest lake by volume of water, Lake Khövsgöl, drains via the Selenge river to the Arctic Ocean. One of the most easterly lakes of Mongolia, Hoh Nuur, at an elevation of 557 metres, is the lowest point in the country. [7] In total, the lakes and rivers ...
The name Mongolia means the "Land of the Mongols" in Latin. The Mongolian word "Mongol" (монгол) is of uncertain etymology.Sükhbataar (1992) and de la Vaissière (2021) proposed it being a derivation from Mugulü, the 4th-century founder of the Rouran Khaganate, [13] first attested as the 'Mungu', [14] (Chinese: 蒙兀, Modern Chinese Měngwù, Middle Chinese Muwngu), [15] a branch of ...
An enlargeable map of Mongolia. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Mongolia: Mongolia is a landlocked sovereign state in East Asia. It borders Russia to the north and China to the south. Ulaanbaatar, the capital and largest city, is home to about 38% of the population.
Squares in Mongolia (2 P) Subdivisions of Mongolia (2 C, 7 P) T. Time in Mongolia (3 P)
On average, each district administers a territory of 4,200 km 2 (1,600 sq mi) with about 5,000 inhabitants, primarily nomadic herders. Its [clarification needed] total revenue is 120 million Tögrög, 90% of which comes from national subsidies. Each district is again subdivided into bags (brigades; sometimes spelled baghs [2]). Most bags are of ...
The Mongolian Plateau is an inland plateau in East Asia that lies between 37°46′-53°08′N and 87°40′-122°15′E [citation needed] and has an area of approximately 3,200,000 square kilometers (1,200,000 sq mi).
Currently for Mongolia, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 1 capital city and 21 provinces. The capital of the country Ulaanbaatar has special status equal to the provinces. Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is MN, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Mongolia. The second part is either of the following:
Its area makes it the third largest Chinese administrative subdivision, constituting approximately 1,200,000 km 2 (463,000 sq mi) and 12% of China's total land area. Due to its long span from east to west, Inner Mongolia is geographically divided into eastern and western divisions.