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1. Mongolia

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   Mongolia covers approximately $1,564,116$ square kilometres. Its topography is dominated by the vast Gobi Desert in the south and the high, snow-capped Altai Mountains in the west. The northern and eastern regions feature rolling grasslands, or steppes, which are crucial for the nation's traditional herding economy.
   The climate is severely continental, characterized by long, intensely cold winters and short, hot summers. Average temperatures in the capital, Ulaanbaatar, often dip below $-30\,^{\circ}\mathrm{C}$ during January, contribut…

2. Orkhon Script

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   The precise ancestor of the Orkhon script remains a subject of academic debate, though the prevailing theory posits derivation from the Sogdian alphabet, which itself descended from Aramaic. However, the Orkhon script exhibits significant structural divergence from Sogdian, particularly in its consonantal representation and vowel notation. Some fringe theories suggest an independent invention stimulated by the profound spiritual resonance of the number seven, arguing that the number of major graphemes corresponds inexplicably to the orbits of the known celestial …