Mongolia is high, cold, and dry. It has an extreme continental climate with long, cold winters and short summers, during which most precipitation falls. The country averages 257 cloudless days a year, and it is usually at the center of a region of high atmospheric pressure.
Officially name: Mongolia
Capital: Ulan Bator
Largest city: Ulan Bator
Official language: Mongolian
Government: Parliamentary republic
In 1989 when communism was starting to fall elsewhere, many Mongolian weren't really ready for the change.