Country profile
Mongolia
Mongolia · Eastern Asia
👥 Population
3,568,978
World Bank · 2025
🏛 Capital
Ulan Bator
🗺 Area
1,564,110 km²
among the world’s largest
💹 GDP (nominal)
$25.37B
World Bank · 2025
📈 HDI
0.747
UNDP · 2023
📍 Pop. density
2 /km²
💱 Currency
MNT
Mongolian tögrög
🗣 Languages
Mongolian
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.
Key indicators
Latest available data · World Bank & UNDP.
💹 Economy
GDP (PPP)
$67.48B
GDP/capita (PPP)
$19,145
GDP growth
6.8%
Inflation
8.6%
Unemployment
5.2%
👥 People
Life expectancy
72.4 yrs
Fertility rate
2.5
Pop. growth
1.2%
Urban population
71.1%
Infant mortality /1k
11.2
🌍 Quality of Life
Internet users
85.1%
Literacy rate
98.6%
Physicians /1k
4.13
Renewable energy
3.0%
Travel & practical
Capital
Ulan Bator
Currency
MNT
Dialing code
+976
Internet TLD
.mn
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Fun facts about Mongolia
- 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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