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![]() ![]() Mongolia Geography - 2002 https://greekorthodoxchurch.org/wfb2002/mongolia/mongolia_geography.html SOURCE: 2002 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Location Northern Asia, between China and Russia Geographic coordinates 46 00 N, 105 00 E Map references Asia Area
Area - comparative slightly smaller than Alaska Land boundaries
Coastline 0 km (landlocked) Maritime claims none (landlocked) Climate desert; continental (large daily and seasonal temperature ranges) Terrain vast semidesert and desert plains, grassy steppe, mountains in west and southwest; Gobi Desert in south-central Elevation extremes
Natural resources oil, coal, copper, molybdenum, tungsten, phosphates, tin, nickel, zinc, wolfram, fluorspar, gold, silver, iron, phosphate Land use
Irrigated land 840 sq km (1998 est.) Natural hazards dust storms, grassland and forest fires, drought, and "zud", which is harsh winter conditions Environment - current issues limited natural fresh water resources in some areas; policies of the former Communist regime promoting rapid urbanization and industrial growth have raised concerns about their negative effects on the environment; the burning of soft coal in power plants and the lack of enforcement of environmental laws have severely polluted the air in Ulaanbaatar; deforestation, overgrazing, the converting of virgin land to agricultural production have increased soil erosion from wind and rain; desertification and mining activities have also had a deleterious effect on the environment Environment - international agreements
Geography - note
landlocked; strategic location between China and Russia
NOTE: The information regarding Mongolia on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Mongolia Geography 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Mongolia Geography 2002 should be addressed to the CIA. |