Mongolia
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Flag Description
Three equal, vertical bands of red (hoist side), blue, and red; centered on the hoist-side red band in yellow is the national emblem ("soyombo" - a columnar arrangement of abstract and geometric representation for fire, sun, moon, earth, water, and the yin-yang symbol).

Currency
Togrog/tugrik.

Astronomy
Today's date is November 22, 2009. There is currently a New Moon.

Location
Northern asia, between china and russia.

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
The lowest point is at Hoh Nuur 518 m. The highest point is at Nayramadlin Orgil (Huyten Orgil) 4,374 m.

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Mongolia

This is a map of Mongolia. The map illustrates the location of Ulaanbaatar and its proximity to Choybalsan, Dalandzadgad, Darhan, and the Yenisey River.

Other countries on this map include: Russia / China

Mongolia News:
Mining firm 'damages' Great Wall
Authorities in China's Inner Mongolia accuse a mining company of destroying part of one of the oldest sections of the Great Wall.
Mongolia nominates a new leader
Mongolia's ruling party nominates the foreign minister to replace PM Bayar Sanjaa, who resigned due to ill health.

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