The UK has, for some time now, adopted the standard use, that is 1 billion = 1000 million.
Expressed in figures, this is equal to 700,000,000,000.
700,000,000,000
You add either 9 or 12 zeroes to the "100". There are two definitions for "billion", but in English-speaking countries, adding 9 zeroes is common.
250,000,000
In France and the United States, a billion is 1000 million, i.e. the increment is in thousands of millions. So 23 billion would be written 23,000,000,000 In the UK and Germany it is customary to...