Asia · Eastern Asia
Capital: Ulan Bator
Mongolia
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Country Blitz power profile
Overall rank #138
Mongolia's Country Blitz power profile compares population, GDP, military expenditure, research-and-development spending, and manufacturing output across every playable country. A lower numerical rank represents a stronger position in that category.
Population
3.6M
#131 of 196
33rd percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI / UN population sources
View data source ↗GDP (Nominal)
$25.37B
#121 of 196
38th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Military Expenditure
$180.8M
#132 of 196
33rd percentile
2024 · SIPRI via World Bank WDI
View data source ↗R&D Spending
$14.3M
#124 of 196
37th percentile
2022 · UNESCO UIS and World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Manufacturing Output
$1.49B
#132 of 196
33rd percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Quick facts
- Capital
- Ulan Bator
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Eastern Asia
- Country code
- MNG
Three interesting facts
Mongolia shares land borders with 2 countries: China and Russia.
Mongolia has a low average population density, with large areas containing relatively few residents.
Mongolia’s position in Eastern Asia places it within a distinctive network of regional trade routes and migration paths.
Geography
Mongolia on the map
Mongolia is located in Northern Asia, between China and Russia. Its terrain is vast semidesert and desert plains, grassy steppe, mountains in west and southwest, Gobi Desert in south-central. The climate is desert, continental (large daily and seasonal temperature ranges). In area, the country is slightly smaller than Alaska, more than twice the size of Texas.
Economy
Economic profile
Mongolia's economy is characterized by lower middle-income East Asian economy, large human capital improvements over last 3 decades, agricultural and natural resource rich, export and consumption-led growth, high inflation due to supply bottlenecks and increased food and energy prices, currency depreciation. Major industries include construction and construction materials, mining (coal, copper, molybdenum, fluorspar, tin, tungsten, gold), oil, food and beverages, processing of animal products, cashmere and natural fiber manufacturing. Important agricultural products include milk, wheat, lamb/mutton, potatoes, beef, carrots/turnips, goat milk, goat meat, bison milk, horse meat (2023). Notable exports include coal, copper ore, gold, iron ore, crude petroleum (2023).
Demographics
People and population
Mongolia has an estimated population of 3,544,835. Language and cultural traditions vary across Mongolia. The population includes Khalkh 83.8%, Kazak 3.8%, Durvud 2.6%, Bayad 2%, Buriad 1.4%, Zakhchin 1.2%, Dariganga 1.1%, other 4.1% (2020 est.). The urban population represents 69.1% of total population (2023).
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