by the numbers

Democratic National Convention

4: days of the convention

23: number of primetime speakers scheduled

4,964: number of delegates and alternates attending

390: number of Maine delegates and alternates attending

40: percentage of delegates who belong to minority groups

15,000: number of media people covering the convention

15,000: number of guests attending

16 million: number of hits on the convention’s Web site the first day

793: number of phone lines added to the Fleet Center

3,000: number of seats removed from the Fleet Center

$28: cost of an official 2004 convention poster

Source: Democratic National Committee Convention Web site