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Mongolia

Region:Asia
Capital:
Population:2,751,314
Area (sq km):1,565,000
FIPS Country Code:MG
ISO Country Code:MN
GRN Office:

Fascinating Facts about Mongolia

Half of Mongolia's population of 2.5 million live in the capital city, Ulaanbaatar.

The "Three Manly Games" of the Naadam summer festival are archery, wrestling and horse racing.

Children retire from being horse race jockeys when they are 12 years old.

Christianity first came to Mongolia during the reign of the great Mongol Khans.

The Old and New Testaments are available in the modern Mongolian script.

The Great Wall of China was built to keep out the Mongols, not the rabbits!

The temperature ranges from +50 to -50 deg C in some parts.

Ancient Mongolian script looks like Arabic, but runs vertically left to right on the page.

Map of Mongolia

Map of Mongolia

Languages and dialects spoken in Mongolia

This list shows the primary names of the languages and dialects.

This list shows all known languages and dialects whether or not any materials are available. (Icons indicate those with recordings available.)

Found 70 language names.

Buriat, Mongolia

Buriat, Mongolia: Aga

Buriat, Mongolia: Khori

Chinese: Chihi

Chinese: Guiliu Recorded language

Chinese: Hankow

Chinese: Huang Yuan Recorded language

Chinese: Hubei Chongyanghua Recorded language

Chinese: Hubei Dangyanghua Recorded language

Chinese: Hubei Wuhandayehua Recorded language

Chinese: Kiaotung

Chinese: Liansan Recorded language

Chinese, Mandarin: Ho

Chinese, Mandarin: Huabei Guanhua

Chinese, Mandarin: Jinghuai Guanhua

Chinese, Mandarin: Taibei Mandarin

Chinese, Mandarin: Wenshan Recorded language

Chinese, Mandarin: Xibei Guanhua

Chinese, Mandarin: Xinan Guanhua

Chinese: Min Zhou Recorded language

Chinese: Nanking

Chinese: Ningxia Recorded language

Chinese: Shantung

Chinese: Sichuan Recorded language

Chinese: Zang Ye Recorded language

Daur Recorded language

Daur: Buteha

Evenki Recorded language

Hui Recorded language

Japanese Recorded language

Kalmyk Recorded language

Kalmyk-Oirat: Bayit

Kalmyk-Oirat: Buzawa

Kalmyk-Oirat: Dorbot

Kalmyk-Oirat: Jakhachin

Kalmyk-Oirat: Khoshut

Kalmyk-Oirat: Khoton

Kalmyk-Oirat: Mingat

Kalmyk-Oirat: Oirat

Kalmyk-Oirat: Olot

Kalmyk-Oirat: Sart Qalmaq

Kalmyk-Oirat: Torgut

Kalmyk-Oirat: Uriankhai

Kazak Recorded language

Korean Recorded language

Mandarin Recorded language

Mandarin: Guiyanghua Recorded language

Mandarin: Indonesia Recorded language

Mandarin: Taiwan Recorded language

Mongolian Recorded language

Mongolian: Elute Recorded language

Mongolian, Halh: Dariganga

Mongolian, Halh: Darkhat

Mongolian, Halh: Khotogoit

Mongolian, Halh: Sartul

Mongolian, Halh: Tsongol

Mongolian, Peripheral: Jirim

Mongolian, Peripheral: Jostu

Mongolian, Peripheral: Ordos

Mongolian, Peripheral: Tumut

Mongolian, Peripheral: Ulanchab

Pinghua: Guangxi Nanning Recorded language

Russian Recorded language

Tuvin Recorded language

Tuvin: Khowsogol Uigur

Tuvin: Kokchulutan

Uyghur Recorded language

Uyghur: Aksu

Uyghur: Dolan

Yunnanese Recorded language

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News about Mongolia

A Word In Season: "The father told me that, by the way I spoke, he thought that I must be a Christian because I had 'Jesus spirit'. I agreed that I did have the 'Jesus spirit'. He told me he belonged to Islam and that he didn't know 'Jesus spirit'."

Batzaya: "Batzaya always comes on Sunday for a Bible lesson, to practise her English and to eat whatever I have in my 'ger'."

Recording in Mongolia: "The mother wrapped her baby well to protect him from the cold. This is a good representation to me of the church in Mongolia - very young and in need of good food and nurture."