December 13, 2006

Freedom Facts : Iraq

  • The USG has rehabilitated 32% of Iraq’s schools, for a total of 4,544 schools.
  • Women comprise 25% of the Iraqi Parliament, which is the highest proportion in the Arab world and one of the largest percentages worldwide.
  • More than 8.7 million revised math and science textbooks and three million supply kits have been provided to students nationwide.
  • As of May of 2006 there are six police academies in Iraq and one in Jordan, training 3,500 Iraqi police every 10 weeks. Today the vast majority of Iraqi police and army recruits are trained by Iraqis, not Americans.

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