Area: 176,167 square km, 92.5 percent of which consists of mountains and hills

Population: 34.75 million

Per-capita GDP: 11,640 yuan ($1,805), the lowest among China's provincial-level economies

Per-capita net income of farmers: 3,400 yuan ($527), the second lowest in China

Per-capita disposable income of urban residents: 14,180 yuan ($2,198), the fifth lowest in China

(Source: Statistical Communiqué of Guizhou Province on the 2010 Regional Economic and Social Development)