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title: "Mongolia — capital, area, population and currency"
description: "Mongolia: capital Ulaanbaatar, area 1,564,116 km², population 3,568,978 (2025), currency Mongolian tögrög. Languages, time zones and calling code."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country/mongolia/
site: "At One Place"
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# 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

- [Libya](https://atoneplace.net/country/libya/)
- [Iran](https://atoneplace.net/country/iran/)
- [Peru](https://atoneplace.net/country/peru/)
- [Chad](https://atoneplace.net/country/chad/)
- [India](https://atoneplace.net/country/india/)
- [China](https://atoneplace.net/country/china/)
- [Indonesia](https://atoneplace.net/country/indonesia/)
- [Pakistan](https://atoneplace.net/country/pakistan/)
- [Bangladesh](https://atoneplace.net/country/bangladesh/)
- [Japan](https://atoneplace.net/country/japan/)
- [Philippines](https://atoneplace.net/country/philippines/)
- [Vietnam](https://atoneplace.net/country/vietnam/)

## Sources

- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/) [Public domain (US Government)]
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (https://data.worldbank.org/) [CC BY 4.0]