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Numbers tell the 2008 story

1,280,000,000 number of times a news story mentioning the Fraser Institute was viewed on the internet
260,195,796 combined circulation & listenership of Canadian media coverage
11,075,535 advertising value in dollars of all Canadian media coverage
6,296,304 pages viewed from all Fraser Institute websites
3,250,000 students attend 6,265 schools rated in Fraser Institute School Report Cards
933,552 visits to Fraser Institute websites
79,200 copies of monthly magazine Fraser Forum & Perspectives distributed
72,000 print & digital copies of Canadian Student Review distributed at 940 campuses
13,076 students from 1,245 schools across Canada reached by student programs
12,009 inquiries from around the world handled by Fraser Institute staff
9,000 high school students influenced by their teachers’ participation in Institute workshops
7,329 views of 20 videos on the Fraser Institute website
7,254 news stories about the Fraser Institute in print, online, and broadcast around the world
6,500 people attended over 130 Institute events in Canada, the US, and overseas
6,047 applications from economically disadvantaged families for 1,059 Children First grants
5,100 subscribers to Fraser Update e-mail newsletter
3,738 Fraser Institute supporters from 12 countries 
3,113 physicians respond to Waiting Your Turn surveys
1,160 educators from 223 schools honoured at Garfield Weston Awards for Excellence in Education
863 new Fraser Institute supporters in 2008
350 authors from 22 countries have contributed to Institute research
350 applications received for 16 student intern positions
289 news releases & media advisories issued
267 op-eds & commentaries published across North America
161 Fraser Forum & Perspectives articles on a wide variety of public policy issues
141 governments rated in Economic Freedom of the World Report
130 presentations given around the world by Fraser Institute staff
82 publications released in print & digital format
77 full and part-time staff and 26 Senior Fellows
76 formal requests from around the world to link to or reprint Fraser Institute material
75 members of the world wide Economic Freedom Network coordinated by The Fraser Institute
22 languages in which Fraser Institute books have been published
5 Fraser Institute office locations to best influence the North America policy debate
3 global ranking as an international economic policy think tank of 5,465 think tanks ranked by Foreign Policy magazine
1 one of the most influential think tanks in the world