Welcome to the coldest capital city on earth — Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia — where the temperature can drop to minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit at night. The city's population has nearly tripled since 1989.

Locals say the construction boom -- fuelled by a decade-long mining windfall -- is squeezing out room for much-needed public services - Copyright AFP BYAMBASUREN ...

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