Mongolia Trade, Exports and Imports

Mongolia Trade, Exports and Imports
by Lillian Bonar
Essay: Mongolia Trade, Exports and Imports
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What do you think of when you hear the word Asia? The first thing that comes to mind is China, India, Russia, and
Japan. Well there is a small country is completely engulfed by Russia and China, Mongolia. Mongolia is the size of
Western Europe and it is landlocked. Mongolia is a large country with different physical features, but a main way
of life (though it is changing now-a-days).
Mongolia borders Russia and China, and its coordinates are 46 00 N, 105 00 E, and Mongolia’s capital and most
populous city is Ulaanbaatar. Ulaanbaatar has 9 districts, the city is 4,70.4 km2, has a population of
1,226,991(Mongolia). Ulaanbaatar is located in The Tuul River Valley, and it is 1,351 meters above sea level. 50% of
Mongolia’s population is in the capital. The first establishment in Ulaanbaatar was Ger palace, built by
Jebtsundamba-Zanabazar (Ulaanbaatar).
Mongolia climate is desert and in some areas extreme continental. Mongolia has long, cold winters and short
summers (Mongolia). In the North part of the country pprecipitation averages 20-35 cm per year, and in the South
it averages it is 10-20 cm. In the South the Gobi Desert is located and the desert area receives little to no
precipitation. The average temperature in the winter is –13oF, and in the summer the average is 65oF (Mongolia
Weather). There are blizzards in the winter and dust storms in the spring
There are many Physical features of Mongolia. Most of the land is elevated. Mongolia has vast semi-arid desert
plains, steppes, mountains in the West and the Gobi Desert in the South/mid part of the country. The three main
mountain ranges are Altai Mountains, Khentii Mountains, and the Khangai Mountains (Sanders). Some significant
physical features include the Gobi Desert, th...