35th of the 54 sedras; 2nd of ten in Bamidbar

Written on 311 lines in a Sefer Torah

25 Parshiyot; 17 open, 8 closed

176 p'sukim, 2264 words, 8632 letters

Indisputably the longest sedra in all 3 categories. OTOH, it is well below average in words & letters per pasuk

18 of the 613 mitzvot; 7 positive, 11 prohibitions

Proportional to its size, this is close to average for the whole Torah, but it is the mitzva-leader of Bamidbar, by far

NASO follows Shavuot in all years (89.5%) except 13-month years that begin on Thursday, when it precedes it (10.5%). Either way, Sefer HaToda'ah says that our reading the largest sedra right after (orbefore) Shavuot makes the statement that our commitment to Torah is sincere – we take the biggest bite at this time.