Officially name: Mongolia
Capital: Ulan Bator
Largest city: Ulan Bator
Official language: Mongolian
Government: Parliamentary republic
Mongolia continues to adhere to the Soviet model of 10 years of school education of which 8 are compulsory, although this is being gradually extended in the direction of the European model.
Mongolia is a large landlocked country in eastern and central Asia. It is bordered by Russia and China and its capital and largest city is Ulaanbaatar.