Mongolia / Place guide
Discover Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country between Russia and China. Steppe, desert and mountains form large, contrasting environments. Great distances are essential to understanding how urban centres relate to the more sparsely inhabited national landscape.
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Explore Mongolia
Open regions and mountain terrain
The country is not one uniform steppe. Different landforms create regional settings, while the limited distribution of major cities gives urban geography a distinctive scale.
Ulaanbaatar's population concentration
The capital is the principal political, economic and urban focus. Its valley development contrasts strongly with open areas beyond the metropolitan region. Both concentrated city life and extensive countryside belong to contemporary Mongolia, rather than one replacing the other as the national identity.
Background source: Mongolia. Editorial text: OrbiPlace.
Start with the city overview, then zoom in to explore streets and landmarks. The location point does not define municipal boundaries.