Agua at the Delano's rooftop terrace.

2008 Art Basel: by the numbers

By Lydia Martin

850: Applicants for gallery space

266: Approximate number of exhibiting art galleries

100: U.S. museums expected to send delegations

200: Major artists attending

40,000: Visitors expected

1,300: Journalists covering

1,500: Staffers working

200,000: Square feet of carpeting laid down in the two halls at the Miami Beach Convention Center

$795: The Delano's rate for its least expensive room during Basel

$365: The Delano's rate the following weekend

22: Alternative fairs going on around Basel - but more may pop up at the last minute