A Massive US Embassy Complex in Iraq

Estimated cost: $592 million.
Area: 104 acres [compare with Vatican City – 109 Acres].
21 Buildings.
Two office buildings, six apartment buildings, a gym and a pool.
Power and water treatment plants will be on site.
Structures reinforced 2.5 times the standard.
The lead contractor from Kuwait employs 900 workers.
One-third completed, to be finished by June 2007.