outer mongolia
geographical name(Mon-go-lia)
region of eastern Asia east of the Altai Mountains including independent Mongolia, the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia, and Russia's Tyva Republic; includes the Gobi Desert
outer mongolia
geographical name(Mon-go-lia)
landlocked country in eastern Asia between China and Russia comprising the major portion of the region of Mongolia; a republic; capital Ulaanbaatar area 604,247 square miles (1,565,000 square kilometers), population 2,701,000