Mongolia

Mongolia is a landlocked country located in northern Asia. It borders Russia to the north, and China to the south.

Mongol Empire
In the 13th century, Genghis Khan, a mongol, founded a vast empire. The empire was later divided among four of his sons. Another Mongol, Timur, later founded another empire in what is now Iran, Afghanistan, and the southern nations of the former USSR.

Communism
In 1924, the Mongolian People's Republic was founded. Mongolia was the victim of Stalinist purges during Stalin's reign. In 1990, there was a democratic revolution to create a democracy in Mongolia. Today, Mongolia is not a multiparty democracy.