Where is Mongolia?
Mongolia is a landlocked country in Eastern Asia, bordered by China and Russia.
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Crazy but True
Mongolia is the least densely populated sovereign country on Earth, with about two people per square kilometer. A large share of the population is still nomadic or semi nomadic, and its capital, Ulaanbaatar, is the coldest capital city in the world.
Mongolia facts
- Capital
- Ulan Bator
- Population
- 3,568,978 (2025)
- Area
- 1,564,110 km²
- Continent
- Asia
- Region
- Eastern Asia
- Currency
- Mongolian tögrög (MNT)
- Languages
- Mongolian
- Coordinates
- 46°, 105°
- Landlocked
- Yes
- Country code
- MN · MNG
How Mongolia compares
- Mongolia is the 19th largest of the 168 countries on our map by area.
- It is smaller than Iran and larger than Peru.
- It is the 130th most populous of the 167 with population data.
- It shares land borders with 2 countries.
- It is landlocked, one of 40 landlocked countries on our map.
- Within Asia, it is the 7th largest of 45 countries by area.