Monday, June 01, 2009

Key Figures

Iraq: Key figures since the war began
By The Associated Press

U.S. TROOP LEVELS:
_October 2007: 170,000 at peak of troop buildup.
_June 1, 2009: 135,000.

CASUALTIES:
_Confirmed U.S. military deaths as of June 1, 2009: At least 4,303.
_Confirmed U.S. military wounded (hostile) as of June 1, 2009: 31,312.
_Confirmed U.S. military wounded (non-hostile, using medical air transport) as of May 2, 2009: 36,903.
_U.S. military deaths for May 2009: 24, the highest figure since September 2008, which was 25.
_Deaths of civilian employees of U.S. government contractors as of March 31, 2009: 1,360.
_Iraqi deaths in May 2009 from war-related violence: at least 225, the lowest number since AP first began keeping figures in May 2005. The next lowest month is January 2009, with 242 Iraqis killed.
_Assassinated Iraqi academics as of April 22, 2009: 418.
_Journalists killed on assignment as of June 1, 2009: 138.

COST:
_Over $674 billion, according to the National Priorities Project.

OIL PRODUCTION:
_Prewar: 2.58 million barrels per day.
_May 27, 2009: 2.41 million barrels per day.

ELECTRICITY:
_Prewar nationwide: 3,958 megawatts. Hours per day (estimated): 4-8.
_May 23, 2009 nationwide: 6065 megawatts. Hours per day: not available.
_Prewar Baghdad: 2,500 megawatts. Hours per day: not available
Note: Current nationwide figure for average hours of electricity per day and Baghdad figures for the average amount of electricity generated (megawatts) are no longer reported by the U.S. State Department's Iraq Weekly Status Report.

TELEPHONES:
_Prewar land lines: 833,000.
_April 30, 2009: 1,300,000.
_Prewar cell phones: 80,000.
_April 30, 2009: An estimated 17.7 million.

WATER:
_Prewar: 12.9 million people had potable water.
_April 30, 2009: 21.2 million people have potable water.

SEWERAGE:
_Prewar: 6.2 million people served.
_April 30, 2009: 11.3 million people served.

INTERNAL REFUGEES:
_May 27, 2009: At least 2.8 million people are currently displaced inside Iraq.

EMIGRANTS:
_Prewar: 500,000 Iraqis living abroad.
_May 27, 2009: Close to 2 million, mainly in Syria and Jordan.

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