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Mongolia
[ mong-goh-lee-uh, mon- ]
noun
- a region in Asia including Inner Mongolia of China and the Mongolian People's Republic.
- Also Nei Monggol. Inner Mongolia.
- Outer Mongolia, former name of Mongolian People's Republic.
Mongolia
/ ³¾É’ŋˈɡəʊ±ôɪə /
noun
- a republic in E central Asia: made a Chinese province in 1691; became autonomous in 1911 and a republic in 1924; multiparty democracy introduced in 1990. It consists chiefly of a high plateau, with the Gobi Desert in the south, a large lake district in the northwest, and the Altai and Khangai Mountains in the west Official language: Khalkha. Religion: nonreligious majority. Currency: tugrik. Capital: Ulan Bator. Pop: 3 226 516 (2013 est). Area: 1 565 000 sq km (604 095 sq miles) Former namesuntil 1924Outer Mongolia1924–92Mongolian People's Republic
- a vast region of central Asia, inhabited chiefly by Mongols: now divided into the republic of Mongolia, Inner Mongolia (the Mongol Autonomous Region of China), and the Tuva Republic of S Russia; at its height during the 13th century under Genghis Khan
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A rare new species of two-clawed dinosaur has been discovered by scientists in Mongolia's Gobi Desert.
China is the world's largest importer of coal, but it gets most of it from Indonesia, although Russia, Australia and Mongolia are also among its suppliers.
Mongolia and Argentina, for example, scored higher than the United States.
He also shared a photo of a red Russian military card that gives the place of birth as Turan, in the Tuva Republic, which is close to Mongolia.
There were gains for women in the UK, Mongolia, Jordan and the Dominican Republic, while Mexico and Namibia both elected their first female presidents.
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