新疆维吾尔自治区地处祖国西北边陲,辖区面积160万平方公里,占全国国土面积的六分之一;周边与蒙古、俄罗斯、哈萨克斯坦等8个国家接壤,边境线5600多公里,占全国陆地边境线的四分之一。全区现有人口2100多万,少数民族占60%以上, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is located in the northwestern border of the motherland, the area of ​​1.6 million square kilometers, accounting for one sixth of the country’s land area; border with Mongolia, Russia, Kazakhstan and other eight countries bordering the border more than 5600 kilometers, accounting for national land border One-fourth of the line. The existing population of more than 21 million region, ethnic minorities accounted for more than 60%