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China Western Development- The directory of Industries and products in Xinjiang

Area:1,664,900sq km. Population:21,590,000. capital:Urumqi. GDP:541.881 billion RMB(2010)

Xiniang is situated in the northwest of China. As known for its fruits and produce.Xinjiang also has large deposits of minerals and oil. it is an important production base of cotton, especially the long-staples cotton.The heavy industry include iron & steel, petroleum, coal, electric power, machinery, electronics, chemical industry and building materials,. light industry include cotton spinning, wool spinning, sugar-makinmg, paper-making, porcelain enamel,glass, leather and cigarette etc.

Xinjiang has taken advantage of its geographical location to strengthen economic links with neighboring countries and explore markets in central Asia, western Asia, south Asia and Russia. and Border trade has long dominated Xinjiang's foreign trade

Xinjiang is known for its fruits and produce, including grapes, melons, pears, cotton, wheat, silk, walnuts and sheep. Xinjiang also has large deposits of minerals and oil.

In the late 19th century the region was noted for producing salt, soda, borax, gold, jade and coal.

Xinjiang's nominal GDP was approximately 220 billion RMB (28 billion USD) in 2004, and increased to 427.4 billion RMB (62.6 billion USD) in 2009, due to the China Western Development policy introduced by the State Council to boost economic development in Western China. Its per capita GDP for 2009 was 19,798 RMB (2,898 USD). Southern Xinjiang, with 95 per cent non-Han population has an average per capita income half that of Xinjiang as a whole.

The oil and gas extraction industry in Aksu and Karamay is booming, with the West–East Gas Pipeline connecting to Shanghai. The oil and petrochemical sector account for 60% of Xinjiang's local economy.

Xinjiang's exports amounted to 19.3 billion USD, while imports turned out to be 2.9 billion USD in 2008. Most of the overall import/export volume in Xinjiang was directed to and from Kazakhstan through Ala Pass. China's first border free trade zone (Horgos Free Trade Zone) was located at the Xinjiang-Kazakhstan border city of Horgos. Horgos is the largest "land port" in China's western region and it has easy access to the Central Asian market. Xinjiang also opened its second border trade market to Kazakhstan in March 2006, the Jeminay Border Trade Zone.

source: wikipedia