Mongolia (Capital: Ulaanbaatar)
India will import coking coal (the primary source of carbon used in steelmaking) from Mongolia on a trial basis.
Political Boundaries:
- It's a landlocked country located in north-central Asia.
- Land Boundary: Russia (north) and China (south).
Geographical features:
- Landform: It is largely a plateau.
- Major mountain chains: Altai, Khangai, Khentii
- Longest river: Orkhon River (Orkhon Valley is a UNESCO World Heritage Site).
- Largest freshwater lake: Lake Khuvsgul (known as the “younger sister” to Lake Baikal of Russia).
- Major commodities: Coal, Gold, copper, Lithium, Fluorspar.
