-Over 200 buildings had to be demolished at the 2.5sqkm Olympic Park, the majority of the site, including the main five Venues. (Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA)
-There are proposals for a 45% increase in capacity on the London Underground's Jubilee line, along with plans to create a transport hub in Stratford only, which is 7 minutes by train from Kings Cross station. It would be designed to carry at least 320,000 people per hour. (London2012)
-The 22,500-seater aquatics centre’s cost has been revised from £74m to £215m. (Minister for the Olympics Tessa Jowell)
- East London will see a massive upgrade in facilities. As many as 5,000 new homes could be available there after the Olympics. (London2012)
-Londoners will contribute £625m to the Olympic and Paralympic Games. (London Councils 2012 Team)
-The five host boroughs are Newham, Hackney, Waltham Forest, Tower Hamlets and Greenwich.
-An estimated global audience of 4bn people are expected to watch the opening ceremony on July 27, 2012. (London Councils 2012 Team)
-Pundits predict a peak in labour demand in 2011. There will be a need for 2.8m people who work in the construction industry across the UK. (Construction Skills Network)
-The London Olympics will generate £10bn in revenue for the British economy as a whole. (Lloyds TSB)
-Revenue from tourists attracted by the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games are forecast to add up to an additional £2.1bn. (London Councils 2012 Team)
-Costs for the 80,000-seat Olympic stadium have been revised from £280m to £496 because of inflation and VAT. (Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA)
-When London officially becomes the Olympic city on August 24, this year, it will mark the start of the Cultural Olympiad, a four-year country-wide programme of cultural activities.
-It will also be the third time the city is hosting the great Games. The games were previously held in London in 1908 and 1948.
