> In which country is the coldest capital city in the world, with an averagetemperature just below freezing?And the answer: Mongolia. Photo credit: Zazaa Mongolia[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Zazaa_Mongolia].The coldest nationalcapital in the world is Ulaanbaatar, which is the capital city of Mongolia. Dueto its high altitude and proximity to cold Siberian air, the city's averageannual temperature is -1.3 degrees Celsius, or 29.7° Fahrenheit, withtemperatures below zero for five months of the year.Decorated with temples, monasteries and, of course, snow, Ulaanbaatar is thecoldest capital city in the world. Nicknames for Ulaanbaatar include “UlanBator” and “Smog Hero” while ironically one moniker for Mongolia is “Land of theEternal Blue Sky”. Founded back in 1639, Ulaanbaatar is the most populous cityin Mongolia, with around 1.5 million residents. Interestingly, though, Mongoliais nearly twice the size of Eastern Europe and with a population of just over 3million, making it the least populous country in the world.As a nomadic city, the capital used to move three times a year! Ulaanbaatar wasfirst established as a movable monastery in 1639, so it wasn't until 1778 thatthe capital was settled at its current location. In Ulaanbaatar, the officiallanguage is Mongolian, which is spoken by around 90% of residents. Otherlanguages include Turkic and Russian, so if you're looking to visit I wouldrecommend brushing up on your Mongolian. Mongolia is home to many other wonders. Lying just South of Ulaanbaatar, theBogd Khan National Park dates its origin to 1778— predating Yellowstone by over100 years and making it the oldest National Park in the world. Established bythe Mongolian government in 1778, it was originally chartered by Ming Dynastyofficials in the 1500s as an area to be kept off limits to extractive uses,protected for its beauty and sacred nature.Learn more about Ulaanbaatar and Mongolia here[https://www.youngpioneertours.com/21-amazing-facts-about-mongolia/].