Mongolia Summary

Clothing, Traditional—Mongolia Mongolian costume shares many characteristics with Chinese, Tibetan, and Manchurian costume forms and its manufacture and styling reflect a nomadic lifestyle. Bec... Read more

Hangai Mountains The Hangai (Khangai, Hangayn) Mountains dominate central Mongolia with their rich pastures and forests. The range extends 800 kilometers northwest-southeast and parallels the Mongolia... Read more

Mongolia—Profile (2001 pop. 2.7 million). Mongolia refers to the region in east central Asia where Mongolian ethnic groups rose to power in the thirteenth century. Today it includes the indepen... Read more

Mongolia—Human Rights Despite the association of Mongolia with its formidable thirteenth leader, Ghengis Khan, citizens of modern Mongolia are not subject to wild military excesses. But while M... Read more

Russians in Mongolia A Russian presence in Mongolia dates to the appearance of Russians in those portions of Siberia adjacent to territories occupied by Mongols in the seventeenth and eighteenth centu... Read more

Tsedenbel, Yumjaagiyn (1916–1991), Mongolian premier and president. Yumjaagiyn Tsedenbel was born in the Uvs province of Mongolia and ruled Mongolia as its premier from 1952 to 1974 and then as... Read more

Mongolia Mongol Uls CAPITAL: Ulaanbaatar FLAG: The national flag, adopted in 1946, contains a light blue vertical stripe between two red stripes; in gold, on the stripe nearest the hoist, is the soyom... Read more

Mongolia POPULATION 2,694,432TIBETAN BUDDHIST 96 percentOTHER (BAHAI, CHRISTIAN, JEHOVAH'S WITNESS, MUSLIM, SHAMANIST) 4 percent Country Overview Introduction Mongolia is a landlocked coun... Read more