Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It borders Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest city, is home to about 45% of the population. It usually takes Westerners about 9 to 18 months before they acquire good conversational abilities in Mongolian.

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