Mongolia
FACTS
Location: Northern Asia, between China and Russia
Area (only Total) total: 1,564,116 sq km
Climate: desert; continental (large daily and seasonal temperature ranges)
Terrain: vast semidesert and desert plains, grassy steppe, mountains in west and southwest; Gobi Desert in south-central
Population: 2,996,081
Main Language (only first): Khalkha Mongol
Government type: mixed parliamentary/presidential
Capital (Name): Ulaanbaatar
Capital (Time Difference): UTC+8
Independence: 11 July 1921
National holiday: Independence Day/Revolution Day, 11 July
