950 the number of cheating cases recorded in Egyptian universities during this years final exam season, 105 of which involved the use of mobile phones. Ain Shams Universitys Faculty of Science was the only faculty in the nation that did not catch a student red-handed.

10 the number of Egyptian university students who had to leave their final exams this year to give birth. Seven of the 10 were at Munufeyya University.

61 total number of divorce cases filed in Egyptian courts in 2003, compared to 70,000 in 2002, according to CAPMAS, the state-run statistics agency. CAMPAS also reported that Egyptians registered a grand total of 491 marriage contracts in 2003 compared with 511,000 in 2002. (Were betting the reports writers missed a few zeros.)

25 the percentage of women who occupy senior government posts ranging from department manager through minister. By contrast, women constitute just 5.7 percent of the Shura Council and 1.6 percent of the Peoples Assembly.

48 million, the number of poor in Egypt who live in the nations 1,109 slums. Twelve million of them live in cemeteries, garages and in stairwells, according the UN.

2,500 the number of summerjobs Cairo Governor Abdel Raheem Shehata has promised he will create for secondary school and university students. The lucky few will work on water conservation campaigns, at car and bus service centers and on the sanitation departments public beautification project.

08008004800 the Ministry of Interiors new toll-free number to handle inquiries from people who think they may have lost something on a public bus or the Metro.