Eastern Asia
Flag of Mongolia
A vast steppe empire-land where horses outnumber worries.
Colours, by share of the flag
- #c01818 57%
- #004890 33%
- #f0c000 4%
Measured from the flag artwork itself, so shares are approximate and emblems get folded into the nearest tone.
Mongolia in numbers
| Official name | Mongolia |
|---|---|
| Capital | Ulaanbaatar |
| Region | Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Population | 3,278,292 |
| Area | 1,564,110 km² · 2 people per km² |
| Currency | Mongolian tögrög (MNT) |
| Languages | Mongolian |
| Country codes | MN · MNG · .mn |
| Coastline | Landlocked |
Things worth knowing
- Mongolia is the most sparsely populated sovereign country in the world, with enormous open steppe between its few cities.
- Its capital, Ulaanbaatar, is widely regarded as the coldest capital city on Earth.
- A large share of Mongolians still live as nomadic or semi-nomadic herders, moving with their animals across the grasslands.
Did you know
The Gobi Desert in Mongolia is where some of the first scientifically confirmed dinosaur eggs were discovered in the 1920s.
Neighbours
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Country data from the mledoze/countries dataset under ODbL 1.0. Flag artwork from the same dataset. All 196 flags.