Hainan in numbers

Nanshan Guanyin (Goddess of Mercy) Statue in Sanya [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Land area: 35,400 square kilometers

Population: 9.25 million

Centenarians: 23 out of every 100,000 people

Annual sunshine duration: 1,750 to 2,650 hours

Yearly average temperature: 23 C to 26 C

Average annual rainfall: above 1,600 mm

Forest coverage rate: 62.1 percent

Terrestrial vertebrates: 660 species

Amphibians: 37 kinds

Reptiles: 104 kinds

Birds: 344 kinds

Mammals: 82 varieties

Key industries: 12

Industrial parks: 6