Here are some Fast Facts courtesy of IACSP:
+265 - Percentage change since 2000 in the value of China's private security surveillance industry:
310 - Minimum number of edits to Wikipedia since June 2004 that have been traced to the CIA:
10 - Feet on each side of the Canadian/U.S. border that by law are supposed to be clear of brush:
44 - Percentage of the border that has not been maintained since 2000:
+50 - Percentage change since the start of the Iraq "surge" in the number of Iraqis detained in U.S.-run prisons:
+540 Percentage change in the number of Iraqis aged nine to seventeen detained:
16 - Number who said they had done it for the money:
0 - Number of the world's most valuable companies last year that were Chinese:
3 - Number this year:
$8 Billion - Estimated amount that Americans lose every year by not redeeming gift cards:
11,854 - Number of Christmas Trees FedExed last year to U.S. Troops:
14,000 - Number of golf clubs a Phoenix tourism group sent to troops overseas as part of its "Operation White Christmas" last year:
Source: Harpers, The Economist, The Washington Times
+265 - Percentage change since 2000 in the value of China's private security surveillance industry:
310 - Minimum number of edits to Wikipedia since June 2004 that have been traced to the CIA:
10 - Feet on each side of the Canadian/U.S. border that by law are supposed to be clear of brush:
44 - Percentage of the border that has not been maintained since 2000:
+50 - Percentage change since the start of the Iraq "surge" in the number of Iraqis detained in U.S.-run prisons:
+540 Percentage change in the number of Iraqis aged nine to seventeen detained:
16 - Number who said they had done it for the money:
0 - Number of the world's most valuable companies last year that were Chinese:
3 - Number this year:
$8 Billion - Estimated amount that Americans lose every year by not redeeming gift cards:
11,854 - Number of Christmas Trees FedExed last year to U.S. Troops:
14,000 - Number of golf clubs a Phoenix tourism group sent to troops overseas as part of its "Operation White Christmas" last year:
Source: Harpers, The Economist, The Washington Times
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