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EXPO 86 STATISTICS
International
Participants
Antigua
& Barbuda |
Fiji |
Montsarrat |
Spain |
Australia |
France |
Naru |
Sri
Lanka |
Barbados |
Federal
Republic of Germany |
Norway |
St.
Kits/Nevis, St. Luca,
St. Vincent & the Grenadines |
Belgium |
Grenada |
Organization
of Eastern
Caribbean States |
Switzerland |
Britain |
Hong
Kong |
Pakistan |
Thailand |
Brunei
Darussalam |
Hungary |
Papua
New Guinea |
Tonga |
Canada |
Indonesia |
Peru |
Union
of Soviet Socialist
Republics |
Peoples
republic of China |
Italy |
Philippines |
United
Nations |
Cook
Islands |
Ivory
Coast
(Cote
d'Ivorie) |
Romania |
United
States of America |
Costa
Rica |
Japan |
Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia |
Vanuatu |
Cuba |
Kenya |
Senegal |
Western
Samoa |
Czechoslovakia |
Republic
of Korea |
Singapore |
Yugoslavia |
The
Commonwealth of Dominica |
Malaysia |
Solomon
Islands |
|
European
Community |
Mexico |
South
Pacific Pavilion |
|
Provinces,
Territories and States
Alberta |
Northwest
Territories |
Oregon |
Saskatchewan |
British
Columbia |
Nova
Scotia |
Prince
Edward Island |
Washington
State |
California |
Ontario |
Quebec |
Yukon
Territory |
Corporate
Exhibits
Air
Canada |
BCTV |
Canadian
National |
Pavilion
of Promise |
American
Express |
Canadian
Pacific |
General
Motors of Canada |
Telecom
Canada |
Theme
Exhibits
Expo
Centre |
Great
Hall of Ramses
II |
Folklife |
Roundhouse |
Special
Images Holography |
Million
dollar Gold Coin |
Entertainment
Vanues
Kodak
Pacific Bowl |
Labatt's
Expo Theatre |
Xerox
International Theatre |
Rides
Scream
Machine
(Rollercoaster) |
1907
Philadelphia Toboggan
Co. Carousel |
Minolta
Space Tower |
Looping
Starship |
Carabou
Log Chute |
Childrens
Playground |
So
how does Vancouver Rate?
Expo 86 is
considered
a success story. Despite a deficit of $311, 000, 000 (CAD)
the British Columbian tax payer would have been stuck with a much
larger
bill if the attendance had not almost doubled from the original
projected
number of 13.7 million. The legacy structures themselves are
worth
well more than the deficit.
To date, Expo
86 can boast
the second highest attendance of any world's fair within the last 30
years
and the highest attendance record for a Specialized/Category 2 fair
since
New York's fair in 1939.
At 70 hectares
(173 acres)
Expo 86 was part of a movement to bring the more economical Specialized
fairs to a higher standard. The focus was shifted away from
bombastic
architecture such as towers and monuments toward more conservative
structures
that could be reused in the future.
Then there is
the human
factor. Expo 86 is considered the pivotal point in time where the
locals began to see Vancouver as a "world class" city. Many
people believe that the World's Fair helped put Vancouver on the map
and
civic pride hit a new high with the new-found recognition from around
the
world.
World's
Fair Statistics
Year
|
City
|
Country
|
Area
(acres)
|
Area
(hectares)
|
#
of International
Participants
|
Category
|
Attendance
|
2010
|
Shanghai
|
China
|
|
|
|
UE
|
|
2005
|
Seto,
Aichi
|
Japan
|
427.5 |
173
|
121
|
SE
|
|
2000
|
Hannover
|
Germany
|
395
|
160
|
155
|
UE
|
18
100 000
|
1998
|
Lisbon
|
Portugal
|
123
|
50
|
146
|
SE
|
10
128 204
|
1993
|
Taejon
|
S.
Korea
|
222
|
90
|
141
|
SE
|
14
000 000
|
1992
|
Seville
|
Spain
|
538
|
215
|
108
|
UE
|
41
814 571
|
1988
|
Brisbane
|
Australia
|
98
|
40
|
30
|
SE
|
18
574 475
|
1986
|
Vancouver,
BC
|
Canada
|
173
|
70
|
54
|
SE
|
22
111 578
|
1985
|
Tsukuba
|
Japan
|
247
|
100
|
111
|
SE
|
20
334 727
|
1984
|
New
Orleans, LA
|
USA
|
|
|
26
|
SE
|
7
335 279
|
1982
|
Knoxville,
TN
|
USA
|
74
|
30
|
16
|
SE
|
11
127 786
|
1975
|
Okinawa
|
Japan
|
274
|
100
|
37
|
SE
|
3
485 750
|
1974
|
Spokane
WA
|
USA
|
100
|
40.5
|
|
SE
|
4
800 000
|
1970
|
Osaka
|
Japan
|
865
|
350
|
75
|
GE
Cat. 1
|
64
218 770
|
1968
|
San
Antonio, TX
|
USA
|
|
|
|
GE
Cat. 2
|
|
1967
|
Montreal,
Que
|
Canada
|
|
|
62
|
GE
Cat. 1
|
50
306 648
|
1964
|
New
York, NY
|
USA
|
646
|
261 |
|
NR
|
51
607 037
(2 years)
|
1962
|
Seattle,
WA
|
USA
|
74
|
30
|
17
|
GE
Cat. 2
|
9
000 000
|
1958
|
Brussels
|
Belgium
|
494
|
200
|
42
|
GE
Cat. 1
|
41
454 412
|
1939
|
New
York, NY
|
USA
|
1235
|
500
|
33
|
GE
Cat. 2
|
44
000 000
(2 years)
|
1937
|
Paris
|
France
|
260
|
105
|
44
|
GE
Cat. 2
|
31
040 955
|
1935
|
Brussels
|
Belgium
|
375
|
152
|
30
|
GE
Cat. 2
|
20
000 000
|
1933
|
Chicago,
IL
|
USA
|
420
|
170
|
|
GE
Cat. 2
|
22
317 221
|
1915
|
San
Francisco, CA
|
USA
|
628
|
254
|
32
|
UE
|
19
000 000
|
1904
|
St.
Louis, MO
|
USA
|
1235
|
500
|
60
|
UE
|
19
694 855
|
1900
|
Paris
|
France
|
297
|
120
|
58
|
UE
|
50
860 801
|
UE
= Universal Exposition -- usually the largest fairs in terms of
acreage and International participants. But most historical fairs
before the 1930s are generally considered Universal Expositions
regardless
of the size. The earliest Universal Expositions were housed in
one
large building. Since the turn of the 20th century a UE is most
often
recognized by participating countries designing and building their own
pavilions. Also, a UE usually runs for a minimum 5 to six
months.
The UE category was re-established in the early 1970s.
SE
= Specialized Exposition -- Smaller in acreage than a UE.
International participants are not requested to design their own
pavilion,
but rather, are given space in existing structures provided by the host
country.
GE
= General Exposition -- Term given to all recognized fairs
between the 30s and the early 70s. The General Exposition could
be
either a category 1 (UE) or 2 (SE). The term General Exposition
was
put in place to distinguish the difference between a World's Fair and a
Horticultural or Agricultural fair.
Cat.
Category (1 and 2) -- The terms category 1 and category 2 can be
interchanged with UE and SE, respectively.
NR
= Not Recognized by the Bureau of International Exhibitions
(BIE).
In order to host a World's Fair, the fair in question must follow a set
of basic rules. The host country must be a member of the BIE, go
through a bidding process similar to the Olympic Games, and win that
bid
for the particular year in order to be recognized.
A
and B Fairs are terms used primarily by the media. The BIE
does not use A or B to describe a World's Fair category.
Note that the
number of
International participants does not always equal the total number of
pavilions.
Some fairs, such as Seattle 62, housed many countries in a few
buildings.
Hannover 2000 did the same with nations that wished to participate but
could not or did not want to go through the expense of designing and
building
a detached structure.
Additionally,
corporate
pavilions have become increasingly popular over the years. In
some
fairs, corporate pavilions outnumbered National pavilions, but
corporate
pavilions are not counted in most official records. The number of
International participants tabulated in the table above only include
nations.
It does not include corporate, religious or theme pavilions.
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