Location: Hainan Province is situated at the southernmost part of China.

Area: 34,000 sq km

Climate: Hainan Island has monsoon tropical climate with annual average temperature 22¡ãc-26¡ãc and annual rainfall 1500-2000mm. More than 300 days of a year are sunny days. Hainan is a good place for escaping cold, relieving summer heat, having holidays and traveling due to above-mentioned climate.

provincial capital: Haikou

Population: 7.87 millions (March 2001)

 
Cities
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Ethnic groups: Han nationality--totaling 84.1 percent of the population--and the rest are the Li, Miao, Hui and other minority nationalities. The Li nationality has a population of 980,400 people, and the Miao, 45,600.