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

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. (An icon indicates those with recordings available.)
Found 71 language names
Chinese, Mandarin: Huabei Guanhua Chinese, Mandarin: Jinghuai Guanhua Chinese, Mandarin: Taibei Mandarin Chinese, Mandarin: Xibei Guanhua Chinese, Mandarin: Xinan Guanhua |
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." |

