I amsterdam - Tourism Facts & Figures

Amsterdam Facts & Figures

Amsterdam, 2006 

                  743.027     inhabitants

              1.514.050      inhabitants Greater Amsterdam

                       174        nationalities

                             1     Mayor

                  600,000     bicycles

                  220,000     trees

                  600,000     bulb flowers in parks and public gardens

                           28     parks

                         232     city trams

                             9    ferryboats   

                           21     Markets

                             1     Flower Market

                      6.179     shops

                         165     antique shops

                           24     diamond polishing factories

                         165     canals

                      1,281     bridges

                             8     wooden drawbridges

                             1     SkinnyBridge

                         110     glass-topped canal boats

                      2,500     houseboats

                      6,800     16th, 17th and 18th century buildings

                         654     gable stones

                             1     RoyalPalace

                         302     statues and sculptures

                             6     windmills

                           51     museums

                         141     art galleries

                           22     paintings of Rembrandt

                             1     Night watch

                         206     paintings of Van Gogh

                             1     Civic Guard Gallery

                         140     wax statues at Madame Tussauds

                      6,100     animals at the Artis Zoo

                             4     barrel organs

                             9     carillons

                           42     historical church organs

                    16,000     concerts and theatrical performan­ces

                           40     concerts and theatrical performances per day

                           55     theatres and concert halls

                             1     Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

                             1     Muziektheater

                           61     cinemas

                      1.215     cafe's and bars

                           36     discotheques

                      1.250     restaurants

                    37.763     hotel beds

                             5     camping sites

               7.037.000     bed nights by tourists from abroad

             15.749.000     day visitors

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