I had a look at various sources about China as of June 2008 and put some of the selected numbers randomly as below:

250 Million: Estimated number of Chinese now able to buy cars, houses

75 Million: Estimated number of Chinese now able to buy luxuries

USD47.2 Billion: FDI that China attracted during first five month of 2008

USD13.6 Billion: The amount of deals signed between Chinese and US companies during a recent trip to USA by the Chinese delegation

USD300 Billion: The amount of money that China needs to lower energy consumption per unit of GDP by 20% by the year 2010.  It took China only 30 years to have almost 70% of water resources polluted in addition air pollution.

21.5 Million:Rural population live below the official "absolute poverty line" (approx. USD90/year)

32: Total number of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities

55: Total number of ethnic groups

200: Estimated number of languages/dialects spoken in China

550 Million: Estimated number of Chinese living in urban areas

9.6 Million km2: Area

1.32 Billion: Estimated population

USD0.88:Cost of 93 octane gasoline per liter right after 19 June 2008 fuel price raise

7.7%: Inflation

USD2.173 Trillion: 2007 foreign trade volume

USD1.218 Trillion: 2007 total export

USD955 Billion  : 2007 total import

USD263 Billion  : 2007 trade balance

USD356 Billion: 2007 China-EU trade volume

USD302 Billion: 2007 China-USA trade volume

USD236 Billion: 2007 China-Japan trade volume

USD1.76 Trillion: Estimated total amount of reserves of foreign exchange

USD283 Billion: Shanghai`s 2007 total trade volume

500: The number of branches that Starbucks is working to establish in China by end of 2008-6-20

1700+:Number of KFC outlets in China

USD1.750: The amount that Lenovo (China`s first PC producer) paid to purchase IBM`s PC division

4: The unfavourable number in China as it is synonymous with death

8: Probably most favorite single-digit number for Chinese as it links to good luck

2008-08-08: While known as the starting date of the Beijing Olympics, it is also the most popular date for Chinese couples to register for marriage as they link it with good luck

USD40 Billion: Money is being spent for the Beijing Olympics

30%:China`s share to consume world`s raw materials and minerals.

USD58.4 Billion: Defense budget

30%: China`s share in USA trade deficit

600 Million:Estimated number of internet users in China by 2011

492 Meter: Height of the World Finance Center building in Shanghai

100+ :Number of dollar billionaires in China

200+ : Number of dollar millionaires in China

400 Million: Estimated number of China population saving (!) during 30 year old ``one child policy``

100: Estimated number of surnames shared by more than billion Chinese

660: Number of China cities

"One hundred ten thousand" :  *One million* in Chinese

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