Photos: The changing face of Mongolia
154266043_PB048AULAANBATAAR.JPG MONGOLIA'S BIGGEST FOREIGN INVES
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ULAANBATAAR, MONGOLIA - OCTOBER 22: Construction projects are under way as a real estate boom in the capitol city continues on October 22, 2012 in Ulaanbataar, Mongolia. Some 100 years ago, Mongolia gained independence from Qing China, and more than 20 years ago it removed itself from the Soviet Bloc. Since then, the country has been undergoing massive social, economic and political changes. The Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold mine is Mongolia's biggest foreign investment project to date adding an estimated 35% value to the country's GDP. Mongolia is a land of amazing contrasts and is the most sparsely populated country on earth with fewer than three million people. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)
