What are 10 facts about Mongolia?

Answer 1

Mongolia was first known as Outer Mongolia. Mongolia won its independence in 1921 and installed a Communist regime in 1924. Mongolia's capital city is Ulaanbaatar and the country has a growth rate of 1.469 percent per year.

Answer 2

1. Mongolia is the most sparsely populated country in the world.

2. It is the second largest landlocked country in the world, after Kazahkstan.

3. Mongolia was a Communist country from 1921-1992.

4. The Mongolian Empire, at its largest, is thought to be the largest contiguous empire in history.

5. Genghis Khan and Kublai Khan were both from what is now Mongolia.

6. 30% of the population is nomadic or semi-nomadic.

7. Wrestling is the national sport of Mongolia and in Mongolian wrestling, there are no weight classes.

8. The official uniform of Mongolian wrestling requires wrestlers to wear a jacket that leaves the chest bare, due to a legend about a fierce competitor who won a wrestling tournament, and then bared her chest to reveal she was a woman.

9. The Nadaam wrestling festival held in Ulaan Batar has the highest attendance of any wrestling event in the world.

10. The style of cooking known as "Mongolian Barbeque" was actually invented in Taiwan.