Jordan's main camp for Syrian refugees in numbers

In this Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013, photo, a Syrian refugee reaches for bread during the daily distribution at the Zaatari refugee camp near the Syrian border in Jordan. The camp’s five bread centers open at daybreak. About 500,000 pitas are handed out daily _ four per person. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

In this Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013, photo, a Syrian refugee reaches for bread during the daily distribution at the Zaatari refugee camp near the Syrian border in Jordan. The camp’s five bread centers open at daybreak. About 500,000 pitas are handed out daily _ four per person. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

In this Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013, photo, dozens of Syrian refugees watch a tent and a trailer on fire at the Zaatari Refugee camp near the Syrian border in Jordan. With Syria’s civil war in its third year, more than 2 million Syrians have fled their country. About 100,000 live in this camp. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

In this Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013, photo, a Syrian girl stands near her family shelter at the Zaatari refugee camp near the Syrian border in Jordan. With Syria’s civil war in its third year, more than 2 million Syrians have fled their country. About 100,000 live in this camp. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

In this Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013, photo, a coach's assistant does a handstand while Syrian children play soccer at the Zaatari refugee camp near the Syrian border in Jordan. With Syria’s civil war in its third year, more than 2 million Syrians have fled their country. About 100,000 live in this camp. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

ZAATARI CAMP, Jordan (AP) — Jordan's Zaatari camp for Syrians fleeing their country's civil war is one of the largest refugee camps in the world.

Here's a look at the camp in numbers, provided by the U.N. refugee agency.

—Residents: About 100,000, or as many as in Flint, Michigan;

—Households: 13,500 (capacity 15,000);

—Area: 530 hectares (1,310 acres);

—Distance from the Syrian border: 12 kilometers (7.5 miles);

—Established: July 2012;

—Districts: 12;

—Trailers: 18,000;

—Tents: 10,000 (though only about 4,000 families live in tents);

—Shops: 2,500, of those 680 larger ones;

—Schools: 3, with more than 16,000 students enrolled;

—Boys moving goods in wheelbarrows for a small fee: More than 1,000;

—Residents earning income: About 65 percent;

—Daily cost of operating the camp: At least $500,000;

—Monthly electricity bill for the camp: $500,000;

—Daily pita bread distribution: 500,000 pieces;

—Daily number of water trucks: 350;

—Daily number of sewage trucks: 200;

—Daily water use per person: 45 liters;

—Hospitals: 3, including one for maternal delivery;

—Clinics at the camp : Over 10;

—Babies born every month at the camp: More than 200;

—Deaths: About 200 since the camp opened;

—Number of refugees who have passed through Zaatari: 350,000 to 360,000;

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And here are some other statistics on Syrian refugees:

—Syrians who have fled their country: 2.1 million;

—Syrian refugees living in Jordan: 550,000;

— Of those, refugees living in Jordan's urban areas: 423,000.

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