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| Basics
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Economy
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Official Contact Information
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| Area :1,660,000 km2
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Agriculture : beetroot, cotton,
grapes, hops, melons, cotton, wheat, walnuts
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Regional government office address :
2 Zhongshan Road, Urumqi 830-041
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| Capital and Largest City : Urumqi
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Animal products : lamb, mutton, silk,
wool
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Telephone : (86)(991)280-3114
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| English meaning of name : New
Frontier
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Foreign direct investment (2003) :
not available
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Website (Chinese) :
www.xinjiang.gov.cn
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| Major Nationalities (2000) : Uyghur
45%, Han 41%, Kazakh 7%, Hui 5%, Kirghiz 0.9%, Mongol 0.8%, Dongxiang 0.3%,
Tajik 0.2%
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GDP (2002) : 159.8 billion yuan
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Website (English): www.xinjiang.gov.cn/1$002/113.jsp
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| Organization : 14 prefectures; 99
counties; 1005 townships
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GDP per capita : 8390 yuan
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Transportation
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| Population (2002) : 19,050,000
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Industry : chemicals, coal, energy,
leather, petroleum extraction, nonferrous metals, steel, sugar, textiles
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Airports : Urumqi Diwopu
International Airport (URC), Hotan Airport (HTN), Hami Airport (HMI), Korla
Airport (KRL), Kuqa Airport (KCA), Kashi Airport (KHG), Aksu Airport (AKU),
Yining Airport (YIN), Karamay Airport (KRY), Fuyun Airport (FYN), Altay Airport
(AAT)
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| Population density : 11.5/km2
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List of desired foreign investment projects
: http://www.china.org.cn
/english/features/95059.htm
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Highways/railroads : 59,900
kilometers of highway exist, linking 99% of towns and villages; Urumqi and Hami
are stops on the rail line that links eastern China with Kazakhstan to the west
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| Weather : hot, dry summers; long,
cold, dry winters with high winds and dust
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Mineral resources : asbestos,
beryllium, coal, gemstones, Khotan (Hetian) jade, iron ore, mirabilite,
muscovite, natron saltpeter, natural gas, petroleum, pottery clay, serpentine
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Major ports : no seaports (Xinjiang
is landlocked); seasonal barge services operate on the Ili and Ertix rivers
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