Demography of Mongolia
Territory: | 1.565.000 sq.km and landlocked country |
Terrain: | 40% mountainous, rolling plateaus with vast semi desert zone |
Population: |
2.842.000 /by Jan 2014/ –51% live in urban areas, 4 million Mongols live outside Mongolia. |
Density: | 1.5 per sq.km |
Altitude: | In average 1580 meters above see level |
Highest peak: | 4374 meters in western part of Mongolia |
Lowest point: | 532 meters in eastern part of Mongolia |
Land boundaries: | 8.158 kms with Russia and China |
Life expectancy: | 65.8 years |
Climate: | Continental, warm rainy summers, extremely cold winters, sharp |
Seasonal fluctuations: | Maximum degrees are: +35–40-Celsius degrees. |