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Overview:
The Mongols gained fame in the 13th century when under Chinggis KHAN
they conquered a huge Eurasian empire. After his death the empire was
divided into several powerful Mongol states, but these broke apart in the 14th
century. The Mongols eventually retired to their original steppe homelands
and later came under Chinese rule. Mongolia won its independence in 1921
with Soviet backing. A Communist regime was installed in 1924. During the
early 1990s, the ex-Communist Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party
(MPRP) gradually yielded its monopoly on power to the Democratic Union
Coalition (DUC), which defeated the MPRP in a national election in 1996.
Since then, parliamentary elections returned the MPRP overwhelmingly to
power in 2000 and produced a coalition government in 2004.
Population: 2,791,272
Location:
Northern Asia, between China and Russia
Map references:
Asia
Area:
Total Area: 1,564,116 sq km
Land Area: 1,564,116 sq km
Comparative Area: slightly smaller than Alaska
Capital:
Ulaanbaatar
National holiday:
Independence Day/Revolution Day, 11 July (1921)
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Overview:
The Mongols gained fame in the 13th century when under Chinggis KHAN
they conquered a huge Eurasian empire. After his death the empire was
divided into several powerful Mongol states, but these broke apart in the 14th
century. The Mongols eventually retired to their original steppe homelands
and later came under Chinese rule. Mongolia won its independence in 1921
with Soviet backing. A Communist regime was installed in 1924. During the
early 1990s, the ex-Communist Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party
(MPRP) gradually yielded its monopoly on power to the Democratic Union
Coalition (DUC), which defeated the MPRP in a national election in 1996.
Since then, parliamentary elections returned the MPRP overwhelmingly to
power in 2000 and produced a coalition government in 2004.
Population: 2,791,272
Location:
Northern Asia, between China and Russia
Map references:
Asia
Area:
Total Area: 1,564,116 sq km
Land Area: 1,564,116 sq km
Comparative Area: slightly smaller than Alaska
Capital:
Ulaanbaatar
National holiday:
Independence Day/Revolution Day, 11 July (1921)
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