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Huhehot

Trans-Mongolian rail travel provides an opportunity few Westerners have availed themselves of: the chance to get to grips with the difference between ‘Inner’ and ‘Outer’ Mongolia! Huhehot, the capital of Inner Mongolia offers more by way of amenities and luxury than the Outer Mongolia stretch of the journey – you may be ready for a little pampered living when you have followed the Trans-Mongolian railway this far.

However you spell it Huhehot/Hohhot is capital of what is now the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region of China. Why “Inner” and “Outer” Mongolia? When the Chinese overran Mongolia they created two administrative regions. “Inner” Mongolia (“Inner” being nearer to Beijing) was the ‘civilised’ part, with more temples and pagodas, and developed cities. Beyond lay Outer Mongolia – a region under military justice, without real cities, inhabited by nomads, of little commercial value. Centuries later, faced with a civil war from (USSR-backed) Outer Mongolians demanding independence, Beijing cut its losses and decided to defend only the Inner Mongolian part – and write off the loss of Outer Mongolia (in 1924) as no serious matter. To prevent nationalist feelings rising in Inner Mongolia, ethnic Han Chinese were resettled there on a ratio of 10 Chinese to 1 Mongolian.

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Mongolia Facts

National Capital:

Ulaanbaatar (the soviet-era spelling “Ulan-Bator” is now considered incorrect, although most Mongolians will use the slang term “youbee” (ie “U.B”) for their capital city).

Area:

1.56 million sq km (603,909 sq miles)

Population:

2.7 million (UN, 2007)

Major Religion:

Buddhism

Major Language:

Mongolian

Life expectancy:

Men 64 and women 70

Currency:

1 Togrog (tugrik) = 100 mongos

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