89 MILLION U.S. citizens hold passports, about 30 percent of the U.S. population
2.5 MILLION international passengers traveled on U.S. carriers in the first six months of 2008 through Miami International Airport, the busiest U.S. airport for international travel
550,000 passport cards have been distributed to U.S. citizens since February for land travel to Canada and Mexico
46.8 MILLION passengers traveled on 436,700 U.S. international flights in the first six months of 2008, up 5.1 percent from the same time in 2007
300 U.S. embassies and consulates throughout the world
7,500 Americans were arrested overseas in 2007
Sources: U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Travel Industry Association and the Department of State Consular Affairs
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Compiled by Erica Christoffer
