Do you know that ...?

* Local people and authorities are proud to use the official slogan of "Surabaya, Kota Indramardi", which means an integrated industrial, trade, maritime and educational city.

* The grave of Brigadier A.W.S. Mallaby, whose death sparked the violent Nov. 10, 1945, attack on Surabaya by the Allied Forces, is located in the Menteng Pulo cemetery in Jakarta.

* Surabaya is home to 9,230 large and medium-sized factories.

* Employees of Tanjung Perak International Container Port handle over 328,000 TEU container units per year, which is the equivalent of over 920 containers per day.

* The Surabaya Stock Exchange (SSX) recorded a turnover of Rp 2.7 trillion in traded stocks and Rp 18.83 trillion in traded bonds last year.

* The city is home to various naval and maritime facilities, such as the Indonesian Navy base in Ujung and the state-owned shipyard, PT PAL.

* The size of Juanda Airport will be doubled from the current 350 hectares to 750 hectares, with the development to be completed in 2007.

* A spectacular 5.43-kilometer-long bridge planned to link Surabaya and neighboring Madura Island has not started yet for several reasons, including the economic crisis and problems with land appropriation. The megaproject will cost an estimated Rp 2.7 trillion.

* The University of Surabaya has set aside a special site on its campus and named it the International Village. This is where a number of overseas educational agencies try to attract students. They include those from the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Britain, France and Germany. --JP