FACTBOX: Beijing by numbers

(Reuters) - Statistics about Beijing and the 2008 Olympic Games, which start on August 8, 2008:

THE GAMES

16 - days from opening to closing ceremony.

302 - sport events

21,600 - accredited journalists

100,000 - official Olympic and Paralympic volunteers

400,000 - city volunteers to provide tourist services,

bolster security

1,000,000 - social volunteers at community level

16,000 - athletes and officials in the Olympic

Village

91,000 - seats in the "Bird's Nest" National Olympic

stadium

31 - venues in Beijing

6 - venues outside Beijing (Hong Kong, Qingdao,

Tianjin, Shenyang, Shanghai, Qinhuangdao)