1-3  Natural Resources
   
Item 2002
State of Natural Resources
Langitude and latitude
East Longitude 73°40′~96°23
North Latitude 34°25′~49°10
Climate
Annual Average Temperature () 10.4
North Xinjiang 8.4
South Xinjiang 12.8
East Xinjiang 13.5
Annual Average Precipitation (mm) 190.2
North Xinjiang 282.7
South Xinjiang 81
East Xinjiang 46.9
Average Sunny Hours (hour) 2722.3
North Xinjiang 2648.8
South Xinjiang 2696.1
East Xinjiang 3118.9
Natural Resources
Land resources
Total land area (10 000 sq. kilometers) 166.49
Area of cultivated land (hectare) 411.59
Garden area (hectare) 22.21
Woodland area (hectare) 660.39
Pastureland area (hectare) 5135.75
Other land for agriculture 67.43
Forest resources
Total standing stock volume (100 million cubic meters) 3.1
Forest area (10 000 hectares) 197.8
Stock volume of the forest (100 million cubic meters) 2.8
Forest-coverage rate (%) 1.9
Water Resources
Annual total runoff volume of surface water 1074
Annual runoff of water resources (100 million cubic meters) 1024.4
Surface water  966.9
Underground water  692.31
Volume of repeated computation  634.74
Reserve of Main Mineral Resources
Iron ore (10 000 tons) 77224
Chromium ore (10 000 tons) 147
Copper ore ( ton) 2304730
Lead ore (ton) 665483
Zinc ore (ton) 1399780
Aluminium ore (10 000 tons) 57
Nickle ore (ton) 981995
Coal (ton) 9770329
Fire-proof clay (10 000 tons) 703
Nitratite (10 000 tons) 6226
Mirabilitum (10 000 tons) 31218
Salt mine (10 000 tons) 589120
Asbest (10 000 ton) 619
Mica (ton) 50397
Roseite (10 000 tons) 1809
Limestone used for cement (10 000 tons) 119590
Bentonite (10 000 ton) 48912
Granite as veneer (10 000 cubic meter) 10626
Note: The land resources and mineral resources listed in table are given by the bureau of national-land resources: forest resources by the bureau of forest and water resources by the bureau of water resources.