About Mongolia

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Mongolia, country located in north-central Asia. It is roughly oval in shape, measuring 1,486 miles (2,392 km) from west to east and, at its maximum, 782 miles (1,259 km) from north to south. Mongolia is roughly equivalent in size to the countries of Western and Central Europe, and it lies in a similar latitude range. The national capital, Ulaanbaatar (Mongolian: Oulan Bator), is located in the north-central part of the country.

Landlocked Mongolia is located between Russia to the north and China to the south, in the heart of Eastern Asia, far from any ocean. The country has a marked continental climate, with long, cold winters and short, cool to hot summers. Its remarkable variety of landscapes consists largely of high-altitude steppes, semi-deserts and deserts, although to the west and north, high forested mountain ranges alternate with basins dotted with lakes. Mongolia is largely a plateau, with an average elevation of about 5,180 feet (1,580 meters) above sea level. The highest peaks are in the Mongolian Altai Mountains (Mongol Altain Nuruu) in the southwest, a branch of the Altai mountain system.