With an area of ​​1,564,116 km2, Mongolia is the 18th largest country in the world. It is located in East Asia where it is bounded by land on all sides.

As observed in the physical map of Mongolia, the country features large areas of high land including plateaus, mountains, and hills.

From the Gobi Desert regions to the south, Mongolia rises into a grass-covered and mostly treeless plain (steppe) punctuated by three mountain ranges. As shown on the map, these are the Khentii Mountains, the Khangai Mountains, and the Altay Mountains.

Mongolia’s highest point (marked on the map by a yellow vertical triangle), Nayramadlin Orgil at 14,350 feet (4,374 m), is in the rugged Atlay Mountains to the west.

Overall, the country has an average elevation near 5,183 feet (1,580 m); Hoh Nuur at 1,699 feet (518 m) is the lowest point in the country.

Hovsgol Nuur, one of Asia’s largest freshwater lakes, is located on its border with the Russian Federation. Besides being the largest, Hovsgol Nuur is also the second largest in Asia and contains almost 70% of Mongolia’s fresh water.

The north of the country is full of winding rivers, thousands of small lakes, marshes and glaciers.

Mongolia to the west and north experiences frequent earthquakes, although the volcanoes there are considered extinct.

Mongolia provinces map

Mongolia is divided into 21 administrative provinces and 1 provincial municipality. In alphabetical order, these provinces are: Arhangay, Bayanhongor, Bayan-olgiy, Bulgan, Darhan-Uul, Dornod, Dornogovi, Dundgovi, Dzavhan (Zavkhan), Govi-Altay, Govisumber, Hentiy, Hovd, Hovsgol, Omnogovi, Orhon, Ovorhangay , Selenge, Suhabaatar, Tov and Uvs. Ulaanbaatar is a provincial municipality of Mongolia. These administrative provinces are further subdivided into a number of districts.

With an area of ​​1,566,000 km2, Mongolia is the 18^and largest country in the world. With a population of approximately 3 million, Mongolia is the least populated country in the world and has one of the lowest average population densities of any country in the world.

Located in the center-north of the country, Ulaanbaatar is the capital and the largest city of Mongolia. It is also the cultural, administrative and economic center of the country and the most populous city.

Where is Mongolia?

Mongolia is a landlocked country in East Asia. It is located in the northern and eastern hemispheres of the earth. Mongolia is bordered by two nations: China to the south and Russia to the north. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, the countries are only 37 km apart.

Countries bordering Mongolia: Russia, China.

Regional maps: Map of Asia