Today I flew from Beijing, the capital city of China to Ulaanbaatar, the capital city of Mongolia. China is one of the most populous countries in the world and Bejiing is one of its largest cities with over 16 million people. Many people get around Beijing by bike but increasingly people are driving which s causing major traffic issues and lots and lots of pollution. Mongolia, China's neighbor to the north, has a total population of less than 3 million people and has one of the lowest population densities (think # of people per square mile) in the world. Over 1 million Mongolians live in Ulaanbaatar and more are relocating from the countryside everyday. I took this photo from the plane as we descended for landing. It shows the vastness of the Mongolian landscape. If you look closely you will see a few gers dotting the landscape. Can you imagine living in such a large country with fewer people than live in the Washington DC metropolitan area?
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