The 1.8 million that stayed overnight in 2012 may seem like a good tourism numbers but is relatively tiny compared to the 83 million that arrived in France during the same period.
These pools are relatively tiny, intended less for actual swimming and splashing than for dipping, every now and then, a perfectly pedicured toe in the water.
The city by the Bay is a great hub for early adopters, but it is relatively tiny — famously just 47 square miles, with a population of some 800,000 people.
There were economists and psychologists to be found in banks, industries, government, even in private consultantship, but the numbers were relatively tiny.
Recently in one US newsroom staff were digesting the idea that their brand was part of an experiment with Facebook to publish their stories directly onto the platform, as executives presented on mobile growth and revenues: "The numbers were huge but the revenues were relatively tiny," noted one editor.
In short: it's relatively tiny but surprisingly fascinating.
This is not to deny India's rise in pre-eminence in computer technology and engineering, but the new urban technocratic class is relatively tiny and the impact of its gains on the fortunes of the majority is negligible.
This isn't only because of the threat of censorship, but because the role of architecture in a modern city is relatively tiny.
