Location:
　　　　Situated on the southeast China coast, Fujian Province is separated by a 180-km strait from Taiwan, the largest island in China

Area: 121,400 sq km

Climate:
　　　　 Fujian has a sub-tropical climate, warm and humid. There is distinct difference in climate between north and south, coastal and inland regions, and valleys and mountains. It has an annual temperature of 17°－21°C and an annual precipitation of 1,100-2,000 mm, both increasing from northwest to southeast. Typhoons occur frequently from July to September.

provincial capital: Fuzhou

Population:34.71 millions (March 2001)

Cities

Fuzhou 　|　Ningde　|　Quanzhou　|　Sanming　|　Xiamen

Ethnic groups:
　　　　　Han, and the She, Hui and Gaoshan ethinic groups.