Mongolia: Flag and Facts
Mongolia's flag has three vertical bands, red, blue, and red, with a yellow soyombo symbol on the left red band.
- Capital
- Ulan Bator
- Region
- Eastern Asia
- Population
- 3.3 million (2024)
- Languages
- Mongolian
- Currency
- Mongolian tögrög
- Area
- 1,564,110 km² (603,906 sq mi)
- People
- Mongolian
- Calling code
- +976
- Highest point
- Nayramadlin Orgil (Khuiten Peak) 4,374 m
- Independence
- 29 December 1911 (independence declared from China
- National symbols
- Soyombo character (from the Soyombo writing system)
About Mongolia
The soyombo is an abstract emblem that pictures fire, sun, moon, earth, water, and a yin-yang sign. Red means progress and prosperity, while blue is the sky. The symbol comes from the Soyombo writing system.
Nomadic empires have risen here since the 4th century B.C., starting with the Xiongnu. Temujin, better known as Genghis Khan, united every Mongol under his rule in the early 1200s, and by his death in 1227 his conquests stretched across much of Eurasia. His descendant Khubilai founded the Yuan Dynasty in China in the 1270s. The Manchus of the Qing Dynasty ruled Mongolia from the 17th century until 1911. Independence was declared that year and won in 1921 with Soviet help. The country turned into a democracy peacefully in 1990. Grassy steppe, deserts, and the Gobi cover most of the land, with mountains in the west.
Did you know?
- Khuiten Peak, also called Nayramadlin Orgil, rises to 4,374 m.
- Mongolia celebrates the Naadam games holiday from 11 to 15 July.
- Mongolia is slightly smaller than Alaska and sits between China and Russia.
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Questions about Mongolia
What is the capital of Mongolia?
Ulan Bator is the capital, home to about 1.7 million people in 2023.
What currency does Mongolia use?
Mongolia uses the Mongolian togrog, written with the symbol ₮.
Sources
- CIA World Factbook, checked October 8, 2026
- REST Countries data (mledoze/countries), checked October 8, 2026
- Flag artwork: flag-icons (MIT), checked October 8, 2026
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