Beijing 2008 Olympics in Numbers

• $40 billion: total cost of hosting the Olympics
• 4 billion: the expected global TV audience
• 1 billion: potential tv audience in China alone for opening ceremony of Beijing Olympics
• 7 million: number of tickets sold
• 400,000: Chinese volunteers
• 100,000: number of army and police on duty during the Olympics
• 13,000: number of fireworks
• 10,708: athletes taking part
• 10,000: members of the cast for the opening ceremony
• 1,800: sites around Beijing from which fireworks will be launched during the opening
• 80: heads of state attending opening ceremony
• 31: Olympic venues in Beijing
• 7: cities hosting Olympic events: Beijing, Hong Kong, Qingdao, Tianjin, Shenyang, Shanghai, Qinhuangdao
  

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