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Mongolia

Eastern Asia

Capital
Ulaanbaatar
Population
3.4 million (2021)
Currency
Mongolian Tugrik MNT
Plugs
CEF 220 V
Drives on the
right
Local time
Mongolia highlighted on a globe

Plugs and voltage

Type C socket, as found in Mongolia Type C Type E socket, as found in Mongolia Type E Type F socket, as found in Mongolia Type F

Mongolia uses Types C, E and F sockets. Mains supply is 220 V at 50 Hz.

At 220 V, devices made only for 100–127 V (many American and Japanese hair dryers, curling irons and some shavers) will be damaged without a step-down converter. Chargers labelled “100–240V” work fine with just a plug adapter.

Money

₮ Mongolian Tugrik MNT

Average in 2025: 1 USD = 3,545 MNT (World Bank). No daily reference rate is published for this currency by the ECB; check a live rate before exchanging.

Price level 33 (US = 100, 2025)

Everyday household prices in Mongolia are about 33% of US prices when converted at market exchange rates: cheaper than the median country (50). All countries

Language

  • Mongolianofficial93%

Bars show the share of the population that speaks each language (CLDR estimates).

Time

Mongolia spans 2 time offsets right now:

  • UTC+7 Asia / Hovd
  • UTC+8 Asia / Ulaanbaatar

The capital is on UTC+8 (Asia/Ulaanbaatar).

Driving

Traffic in Mongolia drives on the right, so the steering wheel is on the left.

Public holidays in the next 12 months

16 national public holidays from 2 November 2026. Banks, offices and many shops close; regional holidays are not shown. Dates marked “estimated” follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.

November 2026

  • Genghis Khan's Birthday
  • Republic Day

December 2026

  • National Freedom and Independence Day

January 2027

  • New Year's Day

February 2027

  • Lunar New Year
  • Lunar New Year
  • Lunar New Year

March 2027

  • International Women's Day

May 2027

  • The Buddha's Birthday

June 2027

  • Children's Day

July 2027

  • National Festival and People's Revolution Anniversary
  • National Festival and People's Revolution Anniversary
  • National Festival and People's Revolution Anniversary
  • National Festival and People's Revolution Anniversary
  • National Festival and People's Revolution Anniversary
  • National Festival and People's Revolution Anniversary

Travel advisories

United States · State Department

Level 1 Exercise normal precautions

Read the full advisory. Checked 2026-11-02.

United Kingdom · FCDO

No warnings The FCDO does not advise against travel to Mongolia.

Updated 2026-08-07. Read the full advice. Checked 2026-11-02.

Advisories are written for each government's own citizens and change without notice: read the original before you travel.

Other practical facts

Calling code
+976
Internet domain
.mn
Measurement
Metric
Paper size
A4
Week starts on
Monday
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Coat of arms or emblem of Mongolia
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Flag: Flag of Mongolia.svg, Public domain. Arms: State emblem of Mongolia.svg, Public domain. Electricity: resolved by intl.life from three sources, see methodology.