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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 ...
Geography of Mongolia. Mongolia is: a landlocked country; Location: Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere; Eurasia. Asia. Central Asia; East Asia; Time zones: Eastern and Central – UTC+08; Western – UTC+07; Extreme points of Mongolia High: Khüiten Peak 4,374 m (14,350 ft) Low: Hoh Nuur 518 m (1,699 ft) Land boundaries: 8,220 km China ...
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East Asia, located between China and Russia. The terrain is one of mountains and rolling plateaus , with a high degree of relief. [ 2 ] The total land area of Mongolia is 1,564,116 square kilometres. [ 3 ]
This is a list of countries and territories by the United Nations geoscheme, including 193 UN member states, two UN observer states (the Holy See [note 1] and the State of Palestine), two states in free association with New Zealand (the Cook Islands and Niue), and 49 non-sovereign dependencies or territories, as well as Western Sahara (a disputed territory whose sovereignty is contested) and ...
Inner Mongolia is the country's 23rd most populous province-level division. [7] Han Chinese make up the majority of the population in the region; Mongols constitute a significant minority with over 4 million people, [8] making it the largest Mongol population in the world (larger than that of the country Mongolia). [9]
Mongolia: 1:2 February 12, 1992: Dodiin Choidog Three, equal vertical bands of red (hoist side), blue, and red; centered on the hoist-side red band in yellow is the national emblem ("soyombo" - a columnar arrangement of abstract and geometric representation for fire, sun, moon, earth, water, and the yin-yang symbol).
Pages in category "Geography of Mongolia" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Mongolia is divided into 21 provinces or aimags (Mongolian: аймаг) and one provincial municipality. [1] Each aimag is subdivided into several districts . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The modern provinces have been established since 1921.