Definition of inner mongolia Inner mongolia

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inner mongolia - an autonomous region of northeastern China that was annexed by the Manchu rulers in 1635 and became an integral part of China in 1911
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Inner Mongolia (Mongolian:, Öbür mongul;; occasionally romanized to Nei Mongol) is the Mongol autonomous region of the People's Republic of China and lies in the north of the coutry.

Inner Mongolia borders, from east to west, the provinces of Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, and Gansu, while to the north it borders Mongolia and Russia. It is the third-largest subdivision of China spanning almost 300 million acres or 12% of China's land area. It has a population of about 24 million. The capital is Hohhot.

The majority of the population in the region are Han Chinese, with a substantial Mongol minority. The official languages are Standard Mandarin and Mongolian, the latter written in the classical alphabet.

Name.

In Chinese, the region is known as "Inner Mongolia", where the terms of "Inner/Outer" come from Manchu "dorgi"/"tulergi". Inner Mongolia is distinct from Outer Mongolia, which was a term used by the Republic of China and previous governments to refer to what is now the independent state of Mongolia plus the Republic of Tuva in Russia.

In Mongolian, the region is known as "öbör mongγol" where "öbör" can mean south, inner, front, bosom, breast.

Demography.

Han Chinese are the largest ethnic group, about 80% of the population. Mongols are the second largest ethnic group, about 17% of the population.

Excludes members of the People's Liberation Army in active service.

inner mongolia in sign language