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Mongolia is divided into 21 aymags or provinces. Aimaq (also spelled aimag, and aimak) is the Mongolian word for prefecture. Because Mongolia was a province of China though, it was divided into aimaqs (prefectures of the province of Outer Mongolia). Ths system was continued with even when independence was gained. See ISO 3166-2:MN for their ISO 3166-2 codes. List of aymags(capitals in parentheses):
Additionally, the capital, Ulaanbaatar, ranks as a municipality.
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