Iraq: Key figures since the war began

Some facts woth a look on IRAQ action by the International forces. AP on YAHOO

By The Associated Press The Associated Press – 18 mins ago

U.S. TROOP LEVELS:

_October 2007: 170,000 at peak of troop buildup.

_Aug. 31, 2009: 130,000

CASUALTIES:

_Confirmed U.S. military deaths as of Sept. 1, 2009: at least 4,337.

_Confirmed U.S. military wounded (hostile) as of Aug. 31, 2009: 31,483.

_Confirmed U.S. military wounded (non-hostile, using medical air transport) as of Aug. 1, 2009: 38,199.

_U.S. military deaths for Aug. 2009: 7. This is the lowest number since the war began in March 2003.

_Deaths of civilian employees of U.S. government contractors as of June 30, 2009: 1,395.

_Iraqi deaths in August 2009 from war-related violence: at least 425, up from last month's 309, which was one of the lowest numbers of Iraqis killed since the AP began tracking war-related fatalities in May 2005.

_Assassinated Iraqi academics as of June 16, 2009: 423.

_Journalists killed on assignment as of Sept. 1, 2009: 139.

COST:

_Nearly $679 billion, according to the National Priorities Project.

OIL PRODUCTION:

_Prewar: 2.58 million barrels per day.

_Aug. 26, 2009: 2.33 million barrels per day.

ELECTRICITY:

_Prewar nationwide: 3,958 megawatts. Hours per day (estimated): 4-8.

_Aug. 25, 2009, nationwide: 6,490 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.

_July 30, 2009: 1,200,000.

_Prewar cell phones: 80,000.

_July 30, 2009: An estimated 17.7 million.

WATER:

_Prewar: 12.9 million people had potable water.

_July 30, 2009: 21.2 million people have potable water.

SEWERAGE:

_Prewar: 6.2 million people served.

_July 30, 2009: 11.3 million people served.

INTERNAL REFUGEES:

_July 2009: at least 2,764,111 are currently displaced inside Iraq.

EMIGRANTS:

_Prewar: 500,000 Iraqis living abroad.

_June 5, 2009: more than 1.5 million.

All figures are the most recent available.

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Sources: The Associated Press, State Department, Defense Department, Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, The Brookings Institution, U.N. High Commission for Refugees, International Organization for Migration, Committee to Protect Journalists, National Priorities Project, The Brussels Tribunal, and the U.S. Department of Labor.

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AP news researchers Julie Reed and Rhonda Shafner compiled this report.