Capital: Urumchi

Otherwise known as the "Uighur Autonomous Region", Xinjiang Province is located in northwestern China, bordering Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Russia.

Over 60 percent of Xinjiang's population is made up of ethnic Uighurs, who are largely Muslim. However, the Chinese government has seen fit to essentially flood the area with Han Chinese in order to dilute the native population (as is done in Tibet.)

The Uighurs do not sit back and take this abuse- Xinjiang is rife with anti-Chinese guerrilla groups.

Given all the press that Tibet gets, it is surprising that one hardly ever hears about Xinjiang- it is essentially the same situation.