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: $491m
- Expenditures : $802m
- Deficit : $311m
- Economic contribution :$3,700m
(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 Vancouver's SkyTrain.
- Total Expo Site Size: 700,000 m2 (173 acres)
54 Official Participating Nations:
Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Barbados, Belgium, Brunei, Canada, China, Cook island, Côte d'Ivoire, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominica, Fiji, France, Germany, Grenada, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Montserrat, Nauru, Norway, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Thailand, Tonga, United Kingdom, United States, U.S.S.R. Vanuatu, Western Samoa, and Yugoslavia.
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