A YEAR IN CHINA: THE ADVENTURES OF OUR WINDOWSILL PIGEON

Everyday in Beijing...

219 people die - the average life expectancy is 80.07 yrs
12,455 tons of rubbish is produced
4,704 tons of sewage is produced
14,886 buses ply 447 routes carrying a total of 8 million passengers
Over a million dogs are walked
Approx 9,204,000 people go to work
290 people lose their job
265 Babies are born - the average age of first-time mothers is 29
30.4% Beijingers go online (around 4,680,000 people)
The city is home to 3,452,888 single females under 30
The city is home to 3,710,559 single males under 30
6,889,821 eggs are eaten
1,291,425 children go to school
182,650 people over 15 are illiterate
3 Million cars take to the city streets; this will rise to 3.5million by 2008
There are 17.3 serious traffic accidents resulting in 4.1 deaths
Every person spends an average 0.38RMB on tabacco
54 people find out they have cancer
There are 102.65 men to every 100 women
469 Couples Get Married
68 Couples Get Divorced

China's Surprising Statistics!

2,800:Average price per night (in RMB) at 5-star hotels during the 2008 Olympics. (Nearly $500AUS)
99.89: Percentage of Chinese households with televisions.
Approx 1041 liters: Amount of beer consumed per second in China in 2006, according to the China Alcoholic Drinks Association
2.6 Million: Number of new members of the Communist Party in 2006
23,000: Number of members in the Beijing Carrier Pigeon Lovers' Association
750,000: Annual deaths in China caused by air pollution, according to the World Bank