See Unicode  and Volume in my database

Hi
How can I to see the Unicode and Volume in my database ?
thank
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muttleychess

For example:
select * from nls_database_parameters where parameter like '%SET%';gives the character sets used by your database.
select sum(bytes)/(1024*1024*1024) from v$datafile; gives the size of all datafiles (in GB) of your database (excluding tempfiles, control files and redo logs files).
select sum(bytes)/(1024*1024*1024) from dba_segments;give the size of all database objects (in GB) in your database.
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