Why 99% of This Huge Country Is Completely Empty

About 99% of Mongolia is just wide-open land, and that's because most Mongolians stick to living in cities, especially the capital, Ulaanbaatar. The rest of the place is this incredible mix of deserts, mountains, and grasslands, perfect for nomads and their herds but not so much for building big towns. Plus, with a population of just around 3 million people spread out over an area nearly the size of Alaska, there’s a whole lot of room to roam. It's like the ultimate playground for anyone who loves nature and wide-open spaces! Credit: CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Mongolian wrestlers: By istolethetv - https://flic.kr/p/a5jLgg, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Mongolia: By John Pannell - https://flic.kr/p/3BMNJ, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Naadam festival: By Grandcompass, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Mongolian wrestling: By Orgio89, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Daur men wrestling: By Khereid, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... stone column base: By BabelStone, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Mongolian traditional wrestling: By Khaschuluu, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Mongolia Naadam Festival: By Ch.Batzaya, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Naadam opening ceremony: By Ch.Batzaya, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Wrestlers: By Ulaanbaatour, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Traditional Mongolian wrestling: By Marcin Konsek, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Traditional Mongolian wrestling 2: By Marcin Konsek, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Traditional Mongolian wrestling 3: By Marcin Konsek, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Animation is created by Bright Side. #brightside ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music from TheSoul Sound: https://thesoul-sound.com/ Listen to Bright Side on: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0hUkPxD... Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Social Media: Facebook -   / brightside   Instagram -   / brightside.official   Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@brightside.of... Snapchat -   / 1866144599336960   Stock materials (photos, footages and other): https://www.depositphotos.com https://www.shutterstock.com https://www.eastnews.ru ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices