Ethnic group native to East Asia
Ethnic group
Mongols Монголчууд Mongolchuud ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯᠴᠤᠳ
Mongolian men and women in traditional dress
c. 10 million China 6,290,204 [ 1] Mongolia 3,046,882[ 2] Russia 651,355[ 3] South Korea 37,963[ 4] Japan 20,416[ 5] United States 19,170[ 6] Kyrgyzstan 12,000[ 7] Czech Republic 10,236[ 8] Canada 9,090[ 9] Kazakhstan 7,218[ 6] Sweden 6,992[ 10] Australia 5,538[ 6] Germany 3,972[ 6] France 3,102[ 6] Turkey 2,716[ 6] Austria 2,658[ 11] Mongolian and other Mongolic languages Mandarin Chinese · Russian Predominantly:Tibetan Buddhism [ 12] [ 13] [ 14] · Mongolian shamanism (Tengrism )
Minorities:Russian Orthodox Christianity · Sunni Islam Other Mongolic peoples
Mongols [ a] are an East Asian ethnic group native to Mongolia , China (Inner Mongolia and other 11 autonomous territories ), as well as the republics of Buryatia and Kalmykia in Russia . The Mongols are the principal member of the large family of Mongolic peoples . The Oirats and the Buryats are classified either as distinct ethno-linguistic groups or as subgroups of Mongols.
The Mongols are bound together by a common heritage and ethnic identity , descending from the Proto-Mongols . Their indigenous dialects are collectively known as the Mongolian language . The contiguous geographical area in which the Mongols primarily live is referred to as the Mongol heartland , especially in discussions of the Mongols' history under the Mongol Empire .
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