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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 ...
[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 ...
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.
The Altai Tavan Bogd National Park covers 6,362 km² and is located south of the highest mountain of Mongolia. It includes the lakes Khoton, Khurgan, and Dayan.The protected area offers a home for many species of alpine animal, such as the Argali sheep, Ibex, Red deer, Beech marten, Moose, Snow cock, and Golden eagle.
Country in Europe. Includes mainland Norway (324,220 km 2) and the integral overseas areas of Svalbard and Jan Mayen (60,980 km 2); excludes the dependency of Bouvet Island (49 km 2) and the Antarctic dependency claims of Queen Maud Land and Peter I Island (~2,500,000 km 2). Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 382,810
Great Gobi B Strictly Protected Area is a nature reserve in Gobi Desert, situated in the southwestern part of Mongolia at the border with China. A similar reserve in a drier part of the Gobi exists further to the east - the Great Gobi A Strictly Protected Area .
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.
Mongolia's political structure has changed frequently since its founding in 1206. In the most recent transition to democracy in 1992, Mongolia incorporated policies directed towards youth. [ 7 ] [ 13 ] Mongolia became one of the first countries to ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1990 and signed the second and third optional ...