Did You Know? - Iraq Statistics
Did you know that Iraq has a counter-terrorist unit and a Commando Battalion?
Did you know that the Iraqi Police Service has over 55,000 fully trained and equipped police officers?
Did you know that there are five Police Academies in Iraq that produce more than 3,500 new officers each eight weeks?
Did you know there are more than 1,100 building projects going on in Iraq? They include 364 schools, 67 public clinics, 15 hospitals, 83 railroad stations, 22 oil facilities, 93 water facilities and 69 electrical facilities.
Did you know that 96% of Iraqi children under the age of 5 have received the first two series of polio vaccinations?
Did you know that 4.3-million Iraqi children were enrolled in primary School by mid-October 2005?
Did you know that there are 1,192,000 cell phone subscribers in Iraq and phone use has gone up 158%?
Did you know that Iraq has an independent media that consists of 75 radio stations, 180 newspapers and 10 television stations?
Did you know that 47 countries have reestablished their embassies in Iraq?
Did you know that the Iraqi government currently employs 1.2- million Iraqi people?
Did you know that 3,100 schools have been renovated, 364 schools are under rehabilitation, 263 schools are now under construction and 38 new schools have been built in Iraq?
Did you know that Iraq's higher educational structure consists of 20 Universities, 46 Institutes or colleges and four research centers, all currently operating?
Did you know that the Baghdad Stock Exchange reopened in June of 2004?
Did you know that two candidates in the Iraqi presidential election had a televised debate recently?
OF COURSE YOU DIDN'T KNOW . . AND I DIDN'T KNOW!
WHY DIDN'T WE KNOW?
OUR MEDIA DIDN'T TELL US!