Mongolia

=Mongolia= Mongolia is a country in east central Asia. It lies between China and Russia. Mongolia is covered in mountains and high flat land called plateaus. The Gobi Desert stretches across the southeastern part of Mongolia. Mongolia has earthquakes often. Mongolia usually has light rainfall and snowfall in the winter but has heavy rainfall in July and August. It also has very hot summers and very cold winters. I hope you learned a lot about the geography of Mongolia. || Mongolia`s people and culture are interesting. It has a population of about 20,951,7886 and they refer to themselves as Mongols or Mongolians. The median age is 24.6 years and the main religion practiced is Lamaism. The main languages spoken are Mongol, Khalkha, Turkic, and Russian. || Mongolia is a country in east central Asia with a mixed parliamentary government. It gained its independence from China on July 11, 1921 and is now led by President Nambaryn Enkhbayar. The capital city is Laanbaatar. They farm camels, cattle, goats and grain. They make felt, soap, and textiles. They also mine for coal and petroleum. || People lived in the area of Mongolia for thousands of years. In the 1200's strong Mongol leaders built up the the biggest land empire in history! China controlled Mongolia from the mid 1800's to 1911. A Buddist priest called The Living Buddha ruled Mongolia from 1911 until when he died in 1924. From 1911 to the 1990's a powerful communist regime controlled Mongolia. || = =
 * =Geography by Elizabeth=
 * =People and Culture by Marielle=
 * =Government and Economy by Cole=
 * =History by Isabelle=
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