Liverpool has been chosen to be European Capital of Culture 2008
Liverpool's historic waterfront, commercial centre and cultural quarter were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in July 2004
Liverpool is creating new jobs at a faster rate than any other English city
Liverpool's Universities attract over 50,000 students from over 100 countries
The population of Liverpool City Centre is up by 300% and still growing
Liverpool is the most filmed UK city outside London
Liverpool has been voted 3rd best city to live in the UK
1.93 million people live within a half hour drive of the city centre
Liverpool is creating Europe’s largest retail development - £800 million covering 17 hectares of the city centre
More than half a million people visit the birthplace of the Beatles every year, 5 million visit the Albert Dock annually and 10 million day-trippers visit the city in any 12 month period
Merseyside has over 30 miles of beaches, 50% of its area is green belt. There are one million trees in Liverpool alone and 2,000 acres of parks, woods and open space
20 major call centres are based in Liverpool, employing over 6,000 people
Recorded crime is at an 18 year low in the Merseyside area
Over 30 million tonnes of cargo goes through Liverpool Port annually, more than at any other time in history
Liverpool Port is in Europe’s top ten container ports. Liverpool Freeport handles over £5 million worth of goods every week from its 750-acre site, the largest in the UK
Liverpool has Europe’s fastest growing regional airport - John Lennon International Airport
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