Uyghurstan

Uyghurstan, officially the East Turkic Republic of Uyghurstan (Uyghur: شەرقىي تۈركىيە ئۇيغۇرستان, Kazakh: Şığıs Türik Respwblïkası Uyğırstan; Russian: Восточно-Тюркская Республика Уйгурстан Vostochno-Tyurkskaya Respublika Uygurstan), is a country in East and Central Asia. It borders the countries of Russia, China, Tibet, Dzhungaria, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Pamiristan, and has absorbed cultural influences and similarities from all of them. The rugged Karakoram, Kunlun, and Tian Shan mountain ranges occupy much of East Turkestan's borders, as well as its western and southern regions.

With a documented history of at least 2,500 years, a succession of people and empires have vied for control over all or parts of this territory. In the 18th century, the territory was ruled by the Qing dynasty, which was eventually superseded by the Republic of China administration.

Finally in 1949, with major help from the Soviet Union, the People's East Turkestani Republic was established, after the Xinjiang War between the Soviet Union, Uyghur separatists and the People's Republic of China, with would later be annexed by the Soviets in 1954 as the Uyghur SSR.

Uyghurstan is currently a middle-developed nation although still has much progress to make, and is a member of APEC, EAEB, SEATO, the World Bank, GOIC and the United Nations, and a large number of other global organizations.