6 1 , 7 2 2 ▁official ▁exhib itors , ▁of ▁whom ▁twenty - five ▁thousand ▁were ▁from ▁outside ▁of ▁France . ▁ ▁Ad mission ▁price ▁ ▁Ad mission ▁to ▁the ▁Ex position ▁cost ▁forty ▁cent imes , ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁the ▁price ▁of ▁a ▁" e conom y " ▁plate ▁of ▁meat ▁and ▁veget ables ▁in ▁a ▁Paris ▁ca fe ▁was ▁ten ▁cent imes . ▁ ▁Vis itors ▁paid ▁an ▁additional ▁price ▁for ▁several ▁of ▁the ▁Ex position ' s ▁most ▁popular ▁attra ctions . ▁ ▁Cl im bing ▁the ▁E iff el ▁Tower ▁cost ▁five ▁Fran cs ; ▁ad mission ▁to ▁the ▁popular ▁pan or am as , ▁the at res ▁and ▁concert s ▁was ▁one ▁franc . ▁Vis itors ▁from ▁the ▁French ▁provinces ▁could ▁buy ▁a ▁ticket ▁which ▁included ▁the ▁train ▁fare ▁and ▁entry ▁into ▁the ▁Ex position . ▁▁ ▁The ▁total ▁cost ▁of ▁Ex position ▁was ▁ 4 1 , 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Fran cs , ▁while ▁income ▁was ▁ 4 9 , 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Fran cs . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁of ▁the ▁Paris ▁Universal ▁Ex pos itions ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁profit . ▁ ▁National ▁Part icip ation ▁and ▁boy cot ts ▁ ▁The ▁countries ▁which ▁officially ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Ex position ▁were ▁And or ra , ▁Argentina , ▁Boliv ia , ▁Chile , ▁Costa ▁Rica , ▁the ▁Domin ican ▁ ▁Republic , ▁E cuador , ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁Greece , ▁Gu atem ala , ▁H ait