Mongolia

Notable facts

• Mongolia is the most sparsely populated sovereign country, with about two people per km².
• Ulaanbaatar is the coldest national capital in the world by average annual temperature.
• The Mongol Empire under Genghis Khan and his successors became the largest contiguous land empire in history.
• The Gobi Desert has produced some of the richest dinosaur fossil finds, including the first identified dinosaur eggs.

World Heritage 7 sites

• Uvs Nuur Basin 2003 · Natural · shared between 2 countries
• Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape 2004 · Cultural
• Petroglyphic Complexes of the Mongolian Altai 2011 · Cultural

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National dish

Buuzбууз Steamed dumplings of minced mutton with onion and garlic, eaten by the dozen at Tsagaan Sar.