Beijing 2008 Olympic Games by the numbers

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THE GAMES: August 8-24
16 days from opening to closing ceremony
302 events
10,178 athletes
16,000 athletes and officials accommodated in Olympic Village
70,000 volunteers from 560,000 applications
91,000 seats in the “Bird’s Nest” National Stadium
31 venues in Beijing
6 venues outside Beijing (Hong Kong, Qingdao, Tianjin, Shenyang, Shanghai, Qinhuangdao)
7 million tickets for events
5,000 yuan (about $A800) for a ticket to the opening ceremony
30 yuan (about $A4.50) for a ticket to the softball preliminaries
24.9 degrees is the average temperature in Beijing in August

THE CITY
15.8 million permanent residents
19,978 yuan (about $A3,000) the annual disposable income per capita
2 million expected visitors during the Games
120 billion yuan (about $A18 billion) investment in environmental improvement
65,000 old buses and taxis taken off the road before the Games
3.3 million estimated cars in Beijing, up from 300 in 1949
3,000 tonnes of rice and flour consumed every day
10 million bicycles