New Year's Eve Around the World

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Sydney

Sydney is host to the world's second largest celebration and it boasts the world's largest fireworks display for the nearly 1.5 million people who attend and its worldwide television audience.  Sydney spends approximately $4 million on myriad fireworks which use 30,000 effects.  Not only that, the magnificent display requires six barges spanning almost 3 ½ miles of water, both arches and all the roadways of the Harbour Bridge, plus eight city buildings to awe its multitude of spectators of 12 long minutes.