Sedra-Stats
35th of 54 sedras; 2nd of 10 in Bamidbar
Written on 311 lines in a Sefer Torah (7.4 cols)
26 Parshiyot; 18 open, 8 closedonly 4 sedras have more parshiyot
176 p'sukim, 2264 words, 8632 letters
Indisputably the longest sedra in the Torah, however you count length; well below average though in length of p'sukim

MITZVOT
18 mitzvot; 7 pos. 11 prohibitions
Follow this: Only 9 sedras have more mitzvot, yet Naso’s number is close to average for the Torah. 613 mitzvot in 245 columns averages to 2.5 m/c. Naso's 18 in 7.4 cols. averages 2.43 mitz/col. No sedra is closer to average. Naso is the mitzva-leader of Bamidbar, by far.

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