The territory of Mongolia lies in the centre of Asia and has a total area of 1564.1 thousand km2, located between the meridian of 87047' and 119057' eastern longitude and in latitudes 41035' and 52006' north, neighbouring with Russia long 3485 km in the north and with China long 4676.9 km in the south. The distance between the country's westernmost and easternmost points is 2392 km and 1259 km between its northernmost and southernmost points. The country has an average altitude of 1.580 meters above sea-level. Mongolia is one of the world's 27 countries landlocked countries. Since time immemorial travellers used to admire Mongolia as the country with clear sunny skies. In Mongolia, all types of terrains such as high mountains, valleys between the mountain ranges, wide steppes, Gobi desert and semi- desert zones are combined.
Nature and Environment in Mongolia
