| Location | Northern Asia, between China and Russia |
| Geographic coordinates | 46 00 N, 105 00 E |
| Map references | Asia |
| Area | total: 1,564,116 sq km land: 1,553,556 sq km water: 10,560 sq km |
| Area - comparative | slightly smaller than Alaska; more than twice the size of Texas |
| Land boundaries | total: 8,082 km border countries (2): China 4630 km, Russia 3452 km |
| Coastline | 0 km (landlocked) |
| Maritime claims | none (landlocked) |
| Climate | desert; continental (large daily and seasonal temperature ranges) |
| Terrain | vast semidesert and desert plains, grassy steppe, mountains in west and southwest; Gobi Desert in south-central |
| Elevation extremes | highest point: Nayramadlin Orgil (Khuiten Peak) 4,374 m lowest point: Hoh Nuur 560 m mean elevation: 1,528 m |
| Natural resources | oil, coal, copper, molybdenum, tungsten, phosphates, tin, nickel, zinc, fluorspar, gold, silver, iron |
| Land use | agricultural land: 73% (2018 est.) arable land: 0.4% (2018 est.) permanent crops: 0% (2018 est.) permanent pasture: 72.6% (2018 est.) forest: 7% (2018 est.) other: 20% (2018 est.) |
| Irrigated land | 840 sq km (2012) |
| Total renewable water resources | 34.8 billion cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| Natural hazards | dust storms; grassland and forest fires; drought; "zud," which is harsh winter conditions |
| Geography - note | landlocked; strategic location between China and Russia |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
