The Newsmakers: Mongolia's Nomads

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Channel: TRT World · 2016 · News & Politics

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The world's most sparsely populated country is grappling with the effects of modernity. Twice the size of France, but home to only three million citizens, Mongolia has long been host to a more ancient way of life. Nomadic herders still represent a third of the population. But economic and climate changes are driving them away in search of better opportunities. Shamim Chowdhury reports from the grasslands of Northern Mongolia.

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