Location:
　　　　Situated on China's northern frontier.

Area: 1,183,000 sq km

Climate:
　　　　Inner Mongolia, with a temperate continental monsoon climate, has a cold, long winter with frequent blizzards and a warm, short summer. Except for the relatively humid Greater Hinggan Mountain area, the greater part of Inner Mongolia is, from west to east, arid, semi-arid and semi-humid.

provincial capital: Hohhot

Population: 23.76 millions (March 2001)

 
Cities
Baotou 　|　Hailar　|　Hohhot

 

Ethnic groups:
　　　　　Mongol, Han, Duar, Ewenki, Hui, Manchu and other ethnic groups