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Aymag (aĭmag, aimak, Аймаг) is a Mongolian language and East Turkic word for a tribe. It is also used as a term for the first level country subdivisions of Mongolia, in English the provinces of Mongolia. Mongolian is the best-known member of the Mongolic language family, and the primary language of most of the residents of Mongolia. ... Country subdivision can be any type of subdividing the territory of a country. ... Mongolia is divided into 21 aymags (provinces). ...


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Mongolia - ECONOMY (11983 words)
The western region (Bayan-Olgiy, Hovd, Uvs, Dzavhan, and Govi-Altay aymags), with 21 percent of the nation's population, was predominantly agricultural.
The eastern economic region (Dornod, Hentiy, and Suhbaatar aymags) had 9 percent of Mongolia's population, 20 percent of the arable land, and 15 percent of the livestock.
Fluorite deposits were located at Burentsogt in Suhbaatar Aymag, at Berh and Bor Ondor in Hentiy Aymag, and at Har-Ayrag in Dornogovi Aymag.
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