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Mongolia

Mongolia is a country in Eastern Asia with its capital in Ulan Bator.

Capital
Ulan Bator
Region
Eastern Asia, Asia
Population
3.5 million
Languages
Mongolian
Currency
Mongolian tögrög (₮)
Area
1,564,110 km²
Borders
🇨🇳 China 🇷🇺 Russia

💡 Lowest population density on Earth; horse-to-human ratio still 13:1.

About the flag

The gold symbol on the left is the Soyombo, which stacks fire, sun, moon and other signs. It comes from a script created by the Buddhist leader Zanabazar in 1686.

How to spot it: Vertical red-blue-red bands with a gold stack of flame, sun, moon and bars in the left band.

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