Facts About The Pentagon

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Did you know the Pentagon operates more than 170 golf courses worldwide? Did you know the Pentagon employs 3 million people?

Did you know that the Pentagon controls some 70 percent of the federal government’s $1.3 trillion in property, land and equipment? Did you know that the U.S. Army has twice as much space as all New York City offices combined? Did you know that the Pentagon’s 2012 budget was 47 times higher than Walmart’s?

Did you know that the Pentagon has more than 80 percent of the federal government’s inventories? Do you know the Pentagon holds more than $6.8 billion worth of obsolete or unserviceable “stuff?”

This information is thanks to Mother Jones magazine.