Facts, figures related to the Iraq war, nation’s economy

Facts, figures related to the Iraq war

Facts related to the Iraq war and the nation’s economy as the U.S. combat role ends:

U.S. TROOP LEVELS:

— March 31, 2003: 90,000 (beginning of war)

— October 2007: 170,000 (peak of troop buildup)

— Aug. 31, 2010: Approximately 49,700

COALITION TROOP LEVELS:

— Number of countries that participated in “Coalition for the Immediate Disarmament of Iraq” at the start of the war: 31, including the United States

— As of August 2009, all non-U.S. coalition members had withdrawn from Iraq.

CASUALTIES:

— Confirmed U.S. military deaths as of Aug. 31, 2010: At least 4,416

— Confirmed U.S. military wounded (hostile) as of Aug. 31, 2010: 31,929

— Confirmed U.S. military wounded (non-hostile, using medical air transport) as of July 31, 2010: 40,166

— Iraqi deaths since the 2003 invasion: More than 97,461, according to the Iraq Body Count database.

COST:

— More than $744 billion, according to the National Priorities Project. To date, $747.3 billion has been allocated to the war since 2003. In January 2010, the Congressional Budget Office projected that additional war costs for the next 10 years could range from $274 billion to $588 billion.

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE:

— 2003: Estimated 28 percent

— January 2004: 30-45 percent

— January 2010: Estimated 15.5-30 percent

COST OF A BARREL OF OIL:

— Aug. 24, 2001: $23.29

— Aug. 23, 2002: $26.19

— Aug. 22, 2003: $27.85

— Aug. 20, 2010: $74.08

OIL PRODUCTION

— Estimated prewar level: 2.5 million barrels a day

— May 2003: 0.3 million barrels a day

— August 2010: 2.32 million barrels a day

ELECTRICITY:

— May 2003: 500 megawatts generated nationwide

— August 2010: 5,880 megawatts generated nationwide

TELEPHONES:

— September 2003: 600,000 land lines and an estimated 80,000 cellular

— January 2010: 1.3 million land lines and 19.5 million cellular

WATER:

— 2003: 12.9 million people had potable water

— 2010: More than 21.9 million people have potable water

SEWERAGE:

— 2003: 6.2 million people served

— 2010: 11.5 million people served

INTERNET SUBSCRIBERS:

— September 2003: 4,900

— January 2010: 1.6 million

INTERNAL REFUGEES:

— 2003: 1.02 million

— 2010: An estimated 1.55 million people are currently displaced inside Iraq.

EMIGRANTS:

— 2003: 500,000 Iraqis living abroad

— 2010: Approximately 2 million Iraqis, mainly in Syria and Jordan

— June 2010: At least 275,350 refugees and internally displaced persons have returned to Iraq.

NOTE: All figures are the most recent available.

Sources: The Associated Press, State Department, Defense Department, Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, International Organization for Migration (IOM), The Brookings Institution, Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, National Priorities Project, Department of Labor, Congressional Budget Office, Iraq Body Count, Energy Information Administration.

AP researcher Julie Reed Bell compiled this report.