The Daily Telegraph’s Jon Swaine does a great job with this numerical guide about the G20 London Summit (bolds are mine):
19 leading economic powers + the EU = the G20
2 other countries – Thailand and Ethiopia – taking part in the London Summit
64 per cent of the world’s population live in the G20 countries
90 per cent of the world’s GDP is produced by them
80 per cent of the world’s trade is done by them
10 years since the G20’s foundation
1933 the last time London hosted a major world economic summit
£19 million estimated cost of the London Summit
500 official delegates to attend
1,000 translators and security guards to accompany them
40 armed convoys will ferry political figures and diplomats between meetings
4 hours 35 minutes total duration of formal talks in which to strike an agreement
3 meals, including a Downing Street dinner cooked by Jamie Oliver, in which to carry on discussions
20 million new jobs that could be promised, according to a leaked draft of the Summit’s communiqué
2 percentage points boost in global output could also be pledged, according to the draft
$500 billion boosted budget for the IMF to be promised, according to David Miliband, the Foreign Secretary
30 religious leaders have urged the Summit not to forget the world’s poorest
£7.5 million estimated cost of policing the summit
84,000 police man-hours allocated to the police operation
6 different police forces contributing officers
0 hours of leave permitted for Metropolitan Police officers during the summit
60 Westminster council CCTV cameras set to be turned off due to a legal ruling that their picture quality is too poor
160 CCTV cameras in Westminster to stay switched on
2,500 international journalists accredited to cover the event
100 acres covered by the ExCeL exhibition centre site, the London Summit’s venue
7 officially registered demonstrations during the summit
67 protest groups affiliated with the G20 Meltdown organisation
4 months until the next G8 summit in Sardinia, which may incorporate the entire G20
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