3. • It located in northwest border area, is the inland,
hinterland with the furthest distance from sea in
the world.
• covers an area of 1.66 million square Kilometers,
is the largest province in China. ( equal to three
times native land of French. )
• Bordering on 13country like India, Russia ,
Uzbekistan etc
• three mountains clip two basins (Altay mountain,
Tian shan mountain, Kun lun mountain)
( Junggar basin, Tarim basin)
8. Resources
petroleum (account for30%)
Natural gas (account for 40%)
Coal (A third of the nation's coal)
9. population
Uygur accounted for most of the population
The Han nationality accounts for a population
of 36%
Other ethnic accounts for a population of
nearly 16% ( Kazak, the Tajik nationality,
Uzbek etc)