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Iraq: Key figures since the war began
By The Associated Press AP - Tuesday, November 4
U.S. TROOP LEVELS:
_October 2007: 170,000 at peak of troop buildup.
_October 2008: 152,000.
CASUALTIES:
_Confirmed U.S. military deaths as of Oct. 31, 2008: At least 4,189.
_Confirmed U.S. military wounded (hostile) as of Oct. 31, 2008: 30,764.
_Confirmed U.S. military wounded (non-hostile, using medical air transport) as of Oct. 4, 2008: 34,426.
_U.S. military deaths for October 2008: 13.
_Deaths of civilian employees of U.S. government contractors as of July 1, 2008: 1,229.
_Iraqi deaths in October from war-related violence: 446, according to an AP tally.
_Assassinated Iraqi academics as of Oct. 28, 2008: 391.
_Journalists killed on assignment as of Nov. 3, 2008: 135.
COST:
_Over $568 billion so far, according to the National Priorities Project.
OIL PRODUCTION:
_Prewar: 2.58 million barrels per day.
_Oct. 26, 2008: 2.35 million barrels per day.
ELECTRICITY:
_Prewar nationwide: 3,958 megawatts. Hours per day (estimated): 4-8.
_Oct. 28, 2008 nationwide: 4,710 megawatts. Hours per day: 13.3.
_Prewar Baghdad: 2,500 megawatts. Hours per day (estimated): 16-24.
_Oct. 28, 2008 Baghdad: Megawatts not available. Hours per day: 13.3.
Note: Current Baghdad megawatt figures are no longer reported by the U.S. State Department's Iraq Weekly Status Report.
TELEPHONES:
_Prewar land lines: 833,000.
_Oct. 2, 2008: 1,300,000.
_Prewar cell phones: 80,000.
_Oct. 2, 2008: 13.4 million.
WATER:
_Prewar: 12.9 million people had potable water.
_Oct. 2, 2008: 20.9 million people have potable water.
SEWERAGE:
_Prewar: 6.2 million people served.
_Oct. 2, 2008: 11.3 million people served.
INTERNAL REFUGEES:
_Oct. 1, 2008: At least 2.8 million people are currently displaced inside Iraq.
EMIGRANTS:
_Prewar: 500,000 Iraqis living abroad.
_Oct. 30, 2008: More than 2 million mainly in Syria and Jordan.
All figures are the most recent available.
Sources: The Associated Press, State Department, Defense Department, Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, The Brookings Institution, Refugees International, International Organization for Migration, Committee to Protect Journalists, National Priorities Project, The Brussels Tribunal, Department of Labor.
AP researchers Julie Reed and Rhonda Shafner in New York compiled this report.
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