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 - events

21,600 - media accredited to the Games

70,000 - volunteers required

560,000 - applications to be volunteers (as of August 1,

2007)

16,000 - athletes and officials accommodated in Olympic Village

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

31 - venues in Beijing

6 - venues outside Beijing (Hong Kong, Qingdao,

Tianjin, Shenyang, Shanghai, Qinhuangdao)

7,000,000 - tickets to go on sale for the Games

5,000 yuan - ticket for opening ceremony ($661.4)

30 yuan - ticket for softball preliminaries ($3.97)