» Snapshot: NATO Wales Summit September 4-5, 2014

— Domani Spero
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Via GOV.UK:

60 world leaders
70 foreign ministers
70 defence ministers
28 NATO member countries invited to the summit
3 military bands involved over the 2 days
around 5 kilometres of power cables laid by Port Talbot-based Aggreko to support the summit
800 staff from Celtic Manor
6 warships from 6 NATO nations’ navies in Cardiff Bay
over 7,000 square metres of flooring at summit venues provided and fitted by Cwmbran-based Floorex
an estimated 15,000 meals served to delegates, media and production crew over the 2 days
24,000 room nights in 80 hotels reserved in Newport, Cardiff and Bristol
an estimated 12,500 litres of water drunk
over 1,000 school children in Wales taught from the NATO lesson plan
157 Royal Mint commemorative pieces struck and given to world leaders and Newport schools
12 students from Cardiff Met University cooking with Chef Stephen Terry

For the latest updates visit the NATO Summit Wales 2014 homepage and@NATOWales on Twitter!