Definition of Mongolia in English:
Mongolia
A large and sparsely populated country of East Asia, bordered by Siberian Russia and China; population 3,000,000 (estimated 2015); official language, Mongolian; capital, Ulaanbaatar (Ulan Bator).
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The Gobi Desert occupies much of the southern half of the country. The centre of the medieval Mongol empire, Mongolia subsequently became a Chinese province, achieving de facto independence in 1911. In 1924 it became a communist state after the Soviet model; a new democratic constitution was introduced in 1992. The country was formerly known as Outer Mongolia to distinguish it from Inner Mongolia, which is an autonomous region of China
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Definition of Mongolia in US English:
Mongolia
A large and sparsely populated country in eastern Asia that includes the Gobi Desert, bordered by Siberia in Russia on the north and by China on the south; population 3,000,000 (estimated 2015); capital, Ulaanbaatar (Ulan Bator); language, Mongolian (official).
The center of the medieval Mongol empire, Mongolia subsequently became a Chinese province and achieved de facto independence in 1911. In 1924, it became a communist state patterned on the Soviet model; a new democratic constitution was introduced in 1992. It was formerly known as Outer Mongolia to distinguish it from Inner Mongolia, which is an autonomous region of China