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The Khalkha (or Khalkh) Mongols make up the vast majority of Mongolia’s population, accounting for approximately four-fifths, or more than 80 percent, of the country's inhabitants.12
While the population is ethnically homogeneous, other groups include various Mongolian peoples such as the Buryat and Dörvöd, as well as Turkic-speaking peoples like the Kazakhs and Tuvans.1