Mongolia
Mongolia
Capital Ulaanbaatar
1,564,116 km² · 3,568,978 people (2025) · Mongolian tögrög
The most sparsely populated sovereign country in the world, at about two people per km². The Gobi covers the south, and Ulaanbaatar is the coldest capital city on Earth, averaging around -25 °C in January. Roughly a quarter of the population still lives a nomadic or semi-nomadic life.
The facts
- Capital
- Ulaanbaatar
- Area
- 1,564,116 km² — 603,908 sq mi
- Population
- 3,568,978 (2025)
- Density
- 2.3 people per km²
- Currency
- Mongolian tögrög (MNT, ₮)
- Official language
- Mongolian
- Time zones
- UTC+07:00, UTC+08:00
- Calling code
- +976
- Drives on the
- right
- ISO codes
- MN · MNG
- Continent
- Asia
How it compares
- By area
- 19 of 200
- By population
- 133 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Libya | 1,759,540 | 7,458,555 |
| Iran | 1,648,195 | 92,417,681 |
| Mongolia ← | 1,564,116 | 3,568,978 |
| Peru | 1,285,216 | 34,576,665 |
| Chad | 1,284,000 | 21,003,705 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Mongolia?
- Ulaanbaatar
- What currency does Mongolia use?
- The Mongolian tögrög (MNT).
- How big is Mongolia?
- 1,564,116 km², or 603,908 square miles — 19 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Mongolia drive on?
- The right.
Related pages
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)