The Department of the Interior: Basic Facts (2005)

• Manages 1 out of every 5 acres of land in the US.
  
  
• Provides the resources for nearly one-third of the Nation's energy.
  
  
• Works with 562 federally recognized Indian Tribes
  
  
• Administers U.S. responsibility to four overseas Territories.
  
  
• Provides water to 31 million citizens through 824 dams and reservoirs.
  
  
• Receives over 450 million visits each year to 388 units of the national park system, 544 wildlife refuges and vast areas of multiple use lands.
  
  
• Provides opportunities for hunters and anglers, working to improve habitat on millions of acres of public and private lands.