The Ministry of Environment estimates the cost recovery for water supply and sanitation at "between 50% and 90%".

The Ministry of Privatization recently estimated that foreign investment had quadrupled since the beginning of the year, to $600 million a month.

The Ministry of Migration estimates that 1.1 million Iraqis have been displaced since 2003.

The Ministry of Health estimates that up to six million Russians take drugs on a regular basis.

The Ministry of Agriculture has estimated that the total cost will reach $7.13 billion by 2002.

The Ministry of Works estimates that an average Trinidadian spends about four hours in traffic per day.

The Ministry of Health estimates that 500 women died each year from abortion attempts; other sources say simply that no one knows the number.

Ministry of Health officials estimate that roughly 8,000 under age 3 remain in orphanages.

The Ministry of Education estimated that half the nation's 15,000 primary schools and 1,500 secondary schools were severely damaged or destroyed.