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Geography
Northern Asia, between China and Russia
46 00 N, 105 00 E
Area: 
total: 1,564,116 sq km
country comparison to the world: 
19
land: 1,553,556 sq km
water: 10,560 sq km
slightly smaller than Alaska
total: 8,220 km
border countries: China 4,677 km, Russia 3,543 km
0 km (landlocked)
none (landlocked)
Current Weather
desert; continental (large daily and seasonal temperature ranges)
vast semidesert and desert plains, grassy steppe, mountains in west and southwest; Gobi Desert in south-central
lowest point: Hoh Nuur 560 m
highest point: Nayramadlin Orgil (Huyten Orgil) 4,374 m
oil, coal, copper, molybdenum, tungsten, phosphates, tin, nickel, zinc, fluorspar, gold, silver, iron
arable land: 0.76%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 99.24% (2005)
840 sq km (2003)
34.8 cu km (1999)
total: 0.44 cu km/yr (20%/27%/52%)
per capita: 166 cu m/yr (2000)
dust storms; grassland and forest fires; drought; “zud,” which is harsh winter conditions
limited natural fresh water resources in some areas; the policies of former Communist regimes promoted rapid urbanization and industrial growth that had negative effects on the environment; the burning of soft coal in power plants and the lack of enforcement of environmental laws severely polluted the air in Ulaanbaatar; deforestation, overgrazing, and the converting of virgin land to agricultural production increased soil erosion from wind and rain; desertification and mining activities had a deleterious effect on the environment
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
landlocked; strategic location between China and Russia
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