Mongolia is a country located in Asia, between Russia to the north and China to the south. This nation is made up of the remainder of the old Mongol empire, which dominated Asia during the 13th century. It became the People's Republic of Mongolia, with the help of the USSR, and adopts communist policies, in addition to approaching the Soviet Union. It is the nineteenth largest country in the world, although it is mostly made up of steppe, that is, flat fields with an extreme climate, as well as mountains to the north and west. The capital of this country is Ulçan Bator, where a third of the total population resides.
The language spoken by almost the entire population is Mongolian, in addition to English, Russian, German, Japanese and Chinese. Its official currency is the Tugrik (MNT). Its constitution of the year 1992, and dictates that all citizens have the same rights as those of any other in a democratic state, also admits the death penalty and forced labor as a measure of compliance with laws.
It is made up of twenty-one provinces, which in turn are divided into 135 districts, these are: Arhangay, Bayan-Ölgiy, Banyanhongor, Bulgan, Darhan-Uul, Dornod, Dornogovi, Dundgovi, Govi-Altay, Govisümber, Hentiy, Hovd, Hövsgöl, Ömnögovi, Orhon, Övörhangay, Selenge, Sühbaatar, Töv, Ulaanbaatar, Uvs and Zavhan.
The religion that the inhabitants of this country profess is, for the most part, Tibetan Buddhism, with a bit of Shamanism. The culture is ancient; The earliest literary works of the Mongols were chronic and historical. Today, the government encourages its young people to join the arts, which is why it built some academies dedicated to acting, writing and music, as well as dance. The public library houses different artistic works, in addition to three million volumes of books.
