Liverpool - Facts and Figures
Here are some facts and figures about Liverpool...
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Liverpool was the most successful European Capital of Culture ever with 15 million cultural visits and 7000 events generating £800m pounds worth of economic benefit during 2008
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The population of Liverpool has stabilised after decades of decline and now stands at around 450,000
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Liverpool has the biggest single collection of Grade One listed buildings and more national museums and galleries than any other city outside London, plus 2,500 listed buildings and 250 public monuments
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St George's Hall - Prince Charles' favourite building - has undergone an £18 million refurbishment and been fully restored
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The £1 billion Liverpool One development has transformed the city centre with 2 million sq ft of new shops, offices and leisure facilities - Europe's biggest regeneration scheme
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Liverpool is a UNESCO World Heritage city
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The ECHO Arena and BT Convention Centre are bringing the world's biggest music stars and high quality conferences to the city, generating an extra £3 million for the economy every week
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Liverpool's Pier Head has been transformed with a new canal link, cruise liner terminal, a new Mersey Ferries terminal and stunning new Museum of Liverpool
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Liverpool John Lennon Airport is Europe's fastest-growing regional airport and the entrance to Lime Street railway station is being completely revamped
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Liverpool has Europe's longest established Chinese community and Europe's largest Chinese Arch which stands 14 metres over the entrance to Chinatown
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Liverpool is the most successful footballing city in England - with 27 League Championships, 5 European Cups, three EUFA cups, 1 cup Winners cup, 12 FA Cups and 6 League Cups
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The Grand National, the most famous steeplechase in the world, takes place at Aintree every April
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Merseyside has over 40 golf courses, 7 of championship status. These include the Royal Liverpool which hosted the Open in 2006 and will hold it again in 2014, and Birkdale - the venue for the 2008 Open
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Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral is the largest cathedral in Britain and the fifth largest in the world
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Liverpool is the most filmed British city outside London, boosting the economy by £100 million over the last decade and attracting major productions such as Sherlock Holmes and Harry Potter, as well as being home to Lime Pictures which produces Channel Four soap Hollyoaks
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Liverpool is home to 50,000 students at the University of Liverpool, John Moores University, Hope University and Sir Paul McCartney's Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA)