Mongolia (/mɒnˈɡoʊliə/ (About this soundlisten), Mongolian: Монгол Улс Mongol Uls, Traditional Mongolian: Monggol ulus.svg[a] Moŋğol ulus; literally "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia"), is a landlocked country in East Asia. It is sandwiched between Russia to the north and China to the south, where it neighbours the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Mongolia does not border Kazakhstan, although they are separated by only 37 kilometres (23 miles). It covers an area of 1,564,116 square kilometres (603,909 square miles), with a population of just 3.3 million, making it the world's most sparsely populated sovereign nation. Mongolia is the world's largest landlocked country that does not borde...