Hong Kong:&nbsp;Key numbers for the Asian Games, which will open in Incheon, South Korea, on September 19:
2,000,000,000: approximate cost in US dollars -- roughly one-tenth of what China spent on the 2010 Guangzhou Games
61,000: capacity of Incheon Asiad Main Stadium, venue for the opening and closing ceremonies and track and field
30,000: staff working at the event, which finishes on October 4
13,000: athletes and officials taking part, similar to the Summer Olympics
9,296: media personnel registered
6,800: security guards on site
900: Chinese athletes taking part, nearly one-tenth of the total number of athletes
439: gold medals up for grabs, down from 477 four years ago at Guangzhou 2010
267: North Korean athletes and officials, one of the biggest delegations to South Korea since the end of Korean War hostilities in 1953
49: sports venues to be used, ranging from the glittering main stadium to squash courts and the Chungju Tangeum Lake International Rowing Center
45: countries and territories taking part, encompassing the Middle East, Central Asia and South, Southeast and East Asia
36: different sports contested, including the full Olympic programme plus regional favourites like wushu and kabbadi
15: days of full competition, starting on September 20 and finishing on October 4
3: harbour seals, named Barame, Vichuon and Chumuro, who are the official Incheon Asian Games mascots.

Key numbers for the Asian Games, which will open in Incheon, South Korea, on September 19

Asian Games: Incheon 2014 by the numbers

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