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<DIV><FONT size=2>FWIW, here's some official stats:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>(For pre-1990, see this page</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><A
href="http://travel.state.gov/passport_statistics.html">http://travel.state.gov/passport_statistics.html</A>)</FONT></DIV>
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<TD align=middle><FONT size=2>1990</FONT></TD>
<TD align=middle width=50><FONT size=2>-</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT color=#000040 size=2>3,688,689</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD align=middle><FONT size=2>1991</FONT></TD>
<TD align=middle width=50><FONT size=2>-</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT color=#000040 size=2>3,387,245</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD align=middle><FONT size=2>1992</FONT></TD>
<TD align=middle width=50><FONT size=2>-</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT color=#000040 size=2>3,282,488</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD align=middle><FONT size=2>1993</FONT></TD>
<TD align=middle width=50><FONT size=2>-</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT color=#000040 size=2>4,207,716</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD align=middle><FONT size=2>1994</FONT></TD>
<TD align=middle width=50><FONT size=2>-</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT color=#000040 size=2>4,895,151</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD align=middle><FONT size=2>1995</FONT></TD>
<TD align=middle width=50><FONT size=2>-</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT color=#000040 size=2>5,263,989</FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<P><BR><FONT size=2><FONT color=#990000>U.S. Passports Issued per Fiscal Year
(1996 - present)</FONT><BR><BR><I>Note:</I> As of 1996, passport statistics are
tabulated for the fiscal year.</FONT></P>
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<TD><FONT size=2>1996</FONT></TD>
<TD align=middle width=50><FONT size=2>-</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT color=#000040 size=2>5,547,693</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD><FONT size=2>1997</FONT></TD>
<TD align=middle width=50><FONT size=2>-</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT color=#000040 size=2>6,295,003</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD><FONT size=2>1998</FONT></TD>
<TD align=middle width=50><FONT size=2>-</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT color=#000040 size=2>6,539,864</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD><FONT size=2>1999</FONT></TD>
<TD align=middle width=50><FONT size=2>-</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT color=#000040 size=2>6,722,198</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD><FONT size=2>2000</FONT></TD>
<TD align=middle width=50><FONT size=2>-</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT size=2>7,292,182</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD><FONT size=2>2001</FONT></TD>
<TD align=middle width=50><FONT size=2>-</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT size=2>7,119,506</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD><FONT size=2>2002</FONT></TD>
<TD align=middle width=50><FONT size=2>-</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT size=2>7,001,482</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD><FONT size=2>2003</FONT></TD>
<TD align=middle><FONT size=2>-</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT
size=2>7,300,667</FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>