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Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south and covers an area of 1,564,116 square kilometers, making it the 18th-largest country in the world and the second largest landlocked nation after Kazakhstan, as well as the largest landlocked country that does not border an inland sea.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
4.9 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 5.6
- Economy 5.0
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 5 (list of 2026.10.02).
- Capital
- Ulan Bator
- Population
- 3,544,835 inh.
- Area
- 1,564,110 km²
- Currency
- MNT
- Regime
- parliamentary system
Executive in office
Head of State
Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh
Head of Government
Uchral Nyam-Osor
Parliament
Grand Houral d’État
76 seats
Inception 1924
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
25 G$
GDP / capita
7,108 $
Growth
6.8 %
Inflation
8.6 %
Unemployment
5.2 %
Debt / GDP
43.3 %
Defense / GDP
0.7 %
Life expectancy
72.4 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.54/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
84/100
Corruption (CPI)
31/100
Press freedom (RSF)
56/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#116
Annual budget
0.2 Md$
Defense effort
0.9 %PIB
Strategic minerals USGS · production / réserves mondiales
- #6 Cuivre 3 % 2024
- #4 Charbon (réserves) — 2024
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
15 Md$
Imports
8 Md$
Balance
7 Md$
Top exports
- 47% Charbon
- 17% Cuivre
Top imports
- 18% Pétrole raffiné
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
33%
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GBR
36%
-
FRA
41%
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DEU
41%
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RUS
58%
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CHN
71%
Abstention: 29%
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.747/1
Gini
31.4
Refugees hosted
11
Refugees originating
2,403
National anthem
Hymne national de la Mongolie
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
- OSCE
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 4,644 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 5,122, or ×1.1.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2022 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)