Expo 86: Encyclopedia II - Expo 86 - Facts and figures

Expo 86 - Facts and figures

Official theme: "Transportation and Communication"
Sub theme: "A Celebration of Ingenuity."
Total attendance Number: 22 111 578
Operating dates: May 2 1986 to October 13 1986
Chief architect: Bruno Freschi
Official mascot: Expo Ernie - a lifesized robot.

Revenues: $ 491 000 000
Expenditures : $ 802 000 000
Deficit : $311 000 000
(Note: all amounts are in Canadian funds and are not adjusted for inflation)

Main Expo site size: 670,000 m³, (165 acres).
Canadian Pavilion size: 24,000 m³ (6 acres), 4.5 km away from the main site connected by the Vancouver SkyTrain.
Total Expo site size: 700,000 m² (173 acres)

54 Official participating nations (2/3rds of the World's population represented): Antigua et Barbuda, Australia, Barbados, Belgium, Brunei, Canada, China, Cook island, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominica, Fiji, France, Germany, Grenada, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Kenya, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Monserrat, Nauru, Norway, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Romania, St. Kitts/Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent the Grenadines, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Thailand, Tonga, United Kingdom, U.S.A., USSR, Vanuatu, Western Samoa, Yugoslavia.

Adapted from the Wikipedia article "Facts and figures", under the G.N U Free Docmentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki