Mongolia
🇲🇳 Eastern Asia
How Mongolia ranks globally
About Mongolia
Mongolia is a country in Eastern Asia, with Ulan Bator as its capital. It is home to roughly 3.57 million people, giving a population density of about 2 people per square kilometre. The country covers 1,564,110 km² of land and shares land borders with 2 neighbouring countries. Its economy is valued at approximately $25.37B in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.747. The official currency is the Mongolian tögrög (MNT), and the main language is Mongolian.
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Mongolia is the 130th most populous country in the world, with about 3.57 million people.
By land area it is the 18th-largest country in the world, covering 1,564,110 km².
It has the world's 121st-largest economy by nominal GDP ($25.37B).
Mongolia shares land borders with 2 countries.
It is classed by the UN as a country of high human development, with an HDI of 0.747.
Mongolia has a population density of about 2 people per square kilometre.
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