GEOGRAPHY OF MONGOLIA
| Territory: |
1.565.000 sq.km and landlocked country |
| Terrain: |
40% mountainous, rolling plateaus with vast semi desert zone |
Population:
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2.442.000 /by Jan 2002/ –51% live in urban areas,
4 million Mongols live outside Mongolia . |
| Density: |
1.5 per sq.km |
| Altitude: |
In average 1580 meters above see level |
| Highest peak: |
4374 meters in western part of Mongolia |
| Lowest point: |
532 meters in eastern part of Mongolia |
| Land boundaries: |
8.158 kms with Russia and China |
| Life expectancy: |
65.8 years |
| Climate: |
Continental, warm rainy summers, extremely cold winters, sharp |
| seasonal fluctuations: |
Maximum degrees are: +35–40-Celsius degrees. |
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