Expo 2008
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Expo 2008 is a planned international exposition to be hold from 14th June to 14th September 2008 and coordinated by the Bureau of International Expositions organization which is responsible for sanctioning World's Fairs.
The 2008 expo will be held in Zaragoza, Spain, with the topic of "Water and sustainable development". The event is being placed in a meandre of the river Ebro.
The Expo 2008 mascot is Fluvi, a little female drop of water.
Zaragoza, host city for the International Exposition, is the administrative and financial capital of the Aragon region and the fifth largest Spanish city in inhabitants (660,000), behind Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia and Seville.
[edit] Participants Pavillions
More than 70 countries, plus dozens of companies and NGOs are expected to participate in Expo 2008. So far, the confirmed list has these 49 countries, arranged by its date of confirmation:
The pavilions for official participants will be divided into 8 large buildings and into five differentiated eco-geographical areas within the Expo 2008 Exposition site, which will help to guide and separate the different participating countries. Those areas are:
- Islands and Coasts
- Oasis
- Ice and snow
- Temperate Forests
- Tropical Rainforests
- Mountains and High Plains
- Grasslands, Steppes and Savannahs
- Rivers and Flat plains
The joint pavilions corresponding to the eco-geographic areas of Grasslands, Steppes and Savannahs, Tropical Rainforests and Islands and Coasts, are being built by the organisers to house the pavilions of countries of Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), respectively. The total surface area of the participating countries pavilions is 61,667 m2.
[edit] External links
- Official Expo 2008
- Bureau of International Expositions
- ExpoMuseum's Expo 2008 Page
- Expo Zaragoza 2008 from Aragon Guide .com
| Preceded by: Expo 2005 |
World Expositions 2008 |
Succeeded by: Expo 2010 |
