.statistics-section {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 50px 0;
  background-color: #f0f8ff; /* Light blue */
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.statistics-section::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  background-image: url('/images/World_map_(blue_dots).svg');
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-size: contain;
  background-position: center;
  /* filter: brightness(0.7); */
  z-index: 1;
  opacity: 50;
}

.statistics-section > * {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
}

.statistics-section h2 {
  color: #1c4e80; /* Dark blue */
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.statistics-section p {
  color: #444444; /* Slightly dark grey for the paragraph */
  /* font-size: 1.2rem; */
  margin-bottom: 50px;
}

.stats-container {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.stat {
  color: #222;
  padding: 0 20px;
  border-radius: 10px;
  width: 15rem;
  margin: 20px;
  text-align: center;
  border-bottom: 5px #ccc solid;
  box-shadow: 0 5px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
  transition: .4s ease;
}

.stat:hover {
  border-bottom: 5px #2072f5 solid;
}

.icon img {
  width: 50%;
  margin: 20px 0 0 0;
}

.stat-number {
  font-size: 2.5rem;
  color: #1c4e80; /* Dark blue for the numbers */
  font-weight: bold;
}

.stat .stat-number {
 margin: 0;
}

.stat-label {
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.stat .stat-label {
  margin: 20px 0;
}

.statistics h2 {
  color: #1c4e80; /* Dark blue */
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.stats-grid {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.stat-item {
  color: #222;
  padding: 20px;
  border-radius: 10px;
  width: 200px;
  margin: 20px;
  text-align: center;
  border-bottom: 2px red solid;
  box-shadow: 0 5px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
  transition: transform 0.3s ease;
}

.icon {
  font-size: 3rem;
  /* margin-bottom: 10px; */
}

.stat-item h3 {
  font-size: 2rem;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.stat-item p {
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: #222;
}