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Wikipedia [[WP:Size_of_Wikipedia|Wikipedia is a big place!]]

For a start, there are currently '''{{#expr:{{NUMBEROFARTICLES:R}}/1000000round1}}&nbsp;million''' articles, the most extensive encyclopedia in human history. If we printed them all out, they would take up about '''{{formatnum:{{User:Tompw/bookshelf/volumes}}}}''' volumes, which [[Wikipedia:Size in volumes|would look something like this]].

[[WP:Size_of_Wikipedia|Wikipedia is a big place!]]

In addition to this, there are another '''{{#expr:({{formatnumNUMBEROFPAGES:{{NUMBEROFPAGES}}|R}}-{{formatnumNUMBEROFARTICLES:{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}|R}})/1000000round1}} &nbsp;million''' supporting pages devoted to helping build the encyclopaedia!project.

This tutorial will help you to get your bearings, learnteach you how to find what you're looking for, and introduce you to a few of the most important pages.

For a start, there are currently '''{{#expr:{{formatnum:{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}|R}}/1000000round1}} million''' articles, [[Wikipedia:Size in volumes|the most extensive encyclopedia in human history]].

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In addition to this, there are another '''{{#expr:({{formatnum:{{NUMBEROFPAGES}}|R}}-{{formatnum:{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}|R}})/1000000round1}} million''' supporting pages devoted to helping build the encyclopaedia!

This tutorial will help you to get your bearings, learn how to find what you're looking for, and introduce you to a few of the most important pages.

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