CONFLICT
10,000
Estimated number of people who left the Somali capital, Mogadishu, from March 29 to April 3 alone, after days of intense violence between Ethiopian troops and Islamist rebels
1,500
Number of Ugandan peacekeepers the African Union has deployed in Somalia so far. On April 3, Western diplomats said Ethiopian forces should not leave until a robust A.U. force is in place
LITERACY
116 million
Number of illiterate Chinese in 2005, an increase of 30 million from 2000
1,500
Number of Chinese characters a citizen needs to be able to read to be considered officially literate
RECYCLABLES
1,000
Estimated number...
