Category: Mongolia

Mongolia is a country in East Asia, between China and Russia. There are 3 million residents (2016). The capital is UlanBator. In ancient times, the current territory of Mongolia was inhabited by nomadic tribes. Because of them, the The Great Wall of China were built. In the 13th century, Genghis Khan started building the Mongol Empire, which dominated China and much of Asia. In the 14th century, this Empire began to fall apart. In the 18th century, Mongolia was dominated by China and divided into Exterior (present-day Mongolia) and Interior (today, part of China). In 1911, Outer Mongolia declared independence. He became a communist in 1924, under the influence of Russia. In 1990, with the collapse of the Soviet Union, Mongolia adopted major political reforms.