155 km total length of the "ring around Berlin (West)"; including: length between Berlin (West) and Berlin (East) 43.1 km; length between Berlin (West) and the GDR 111.9 km

106 km concrete slab wall with pipe lining or embedded pipe (3.5 to 4.2 m; only near border, not counted in rear area where the same wall or one wall was often made of three slabs)

302 guard towers

5,075 successful escape attempts

1900 casualties of the GDR border regime in total

259 dog patrol areas