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Recently, the Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change held high-level bilateral meetings with South Asian counterparts on the sidelines of the 17th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification at Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia. 

About Mongolia

• Location: It is a landlocked country located in north-central Asia.
• Bordering Countries: Mongolia is bordered by two nations: China (South) and Russia  (North).
• Capital City: Ulaanbaatar

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Geographical Features of Mongolia

• Climate: It has continental climate because of its high latitude and elevation and distance from oceans.
• It has four main vegetation zones that run from north to south and from mountains to basins: forest-steppe, steppe, semidesert, and desert.
• Major Mountains: Khentii Mountains, Khangai Mountains, and the Altay Mountains.
• Highest Point: The highest point of Mongolia is Nayramadlin Orgil at 14,350 ft. (4,374 m)
• Major River: Orkhon River (Orkhon River valley was inscribed by UNESCO in the World Heritage List).
• Major Lake: Hovsgol Nuur, one of Asia’s largest freshwater lakes, is located on its border with the Russian Federation.
• Natural Resources: It possesses large deposits of coal and fluorite (fluorspar) and of copper, gold, silver, and other metallic ores.

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