Area:
485000 square Km, taking 5.1% from the total territory of China .

Population:
83290000
Climate:
Mild, humid and subtropical. The annual average temperature is between 16 to 18 in it west part and 19to 20 in the east. The annual rainfall is 1200mm.

Landform:
Characterized by basin. Mountains and plateaus cover 87.82% of the total area of the province and the rest are highland and plains.

Regionalism:
21 regional cities, and autonomous prefecture and 179 counties. The capital is Chengdu .

Hydropower resources:
The total figure is 150 million kilowatts, taking a proportion of 22.2% of China . The utilizable figure is estimated at 110 million kilowatts, which tops the country.

Minerals:
There are 132 minerals have been found in Sichuan . 11 minerals .such as vanadium and titanium rank first and 48 rank top 5. The western Panzhihua region and Southern Sichuan are the biggest deposit bases of the province.

Biological Resources:
The forest area is 11.53 million hectares, standing No.2 in china. It covers 20.4% of the whole areas of Sichuan .

Grassland resources :
Range 16.33 million hectares and are one of top 5 pasturing area. There are more than 1100 kinds of living things have been found in Sichuan Province , taking half from the total of the country. The amount of giant panda is over 85% of total amount of China . Sichuan is also a main producing base of medical herbs.

Tourism Resources:
There are 40 relics under special preservation by the state. Leshan Grand Buddha and Mountain Emei are listed in Name List of world Natural and Historical Heritage. Sichuan has 9 state-level scenic spots, 37 national and provincial famous historic and cultural cities. Jiuzhai Gully and Temple of Huanglong are entitled by the UNESCO as "natural heritage of the world".

Labor Force Resources:
Sichuan has a labor force of 53. 68 million, taking 6.6% China 's total. Sichuan is an important scientific and research base in China , with 42 universities and colleges and 1.53 million scientific and research personnel.

Transportation and Communication:
The highways in Sichuan stretch over 81,600Km, with 1000 kmtotal mileager of expressways. The railways in Sichuan cover 2,693km, Sichuan has 6 civil airports and other 7 ones under construction. The Shuangliu International Airport of Chengdu becomes the fourth largest airport in China . More than 100 regular domestic and international airlines have already been opened.Rapid progress has been happened in the field of telecommunications and post. A modern communication system with microwave, optical cable, programmed telephones, paging service and fax has been set up. Till the end of 2000, there are 8.23 million sets of telephones in Sichuan with a dissemination ratio of 9.8% in the whole province and 46.7% in urban areas.

Energy:
At the end of 2000, the total generated energy amounted to 56.461 billion KWh with which hydropower increased 20.5% .

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 [Origin:Sichuan Government website]