Average elevation is 1,580 metres. Eastern Mongolia comprises the aimags , or provinces, of Hentii, Dornod and Sukhbaatar. The provincial capitals are Undurkhaan, Choibalsan and Baruun-Urt respectively. The three aimags cover a surface area of 287,600 km 2 . Eastern Mongolia's tempreratures average between minus 24 and plus 20 degrees centigrade.
Humidity levels are very low.
Eastern Mongolia has a population of about 164,000, split roughly equally between towns and nomadic herdsmen. Land in eastern Mongolia is predominantly used for raising livestock and for agriculture, mainly wheat and corn. Tourism is promising, thanks to the area's unspoilt natural beauty, cultural traditions and festivals. Mongolia is connected to both China and the Russian Federation by road and rail on a north-south axis. Gold, tin and tungsten are mined by small-scale operators.