Mongolia

Almost 90 percent of the population of Mongolia are Mongols. The Kazaks are the leading minority group, making up about 6 percent of the population. People of Russian and Chinese origin are about 2 percent each. For more information on the Kazaks, see the chapter on Kazakstan in Volume 5; on the Russians, the chapter on Russia in Volume 7; and on the Chinese, the chapter on China in Volume 2.