Service Corporation International (SCI) is a provider of deathcare products and services, with a network of funeral homes and cemeteries. The Company operates through two business segments: funeral and cemetery. SCI conducts both funeral and cemetery operations in the United States and Canada, and funeral operations in Germany. As of December 31, 2008, the Company operated 1,302 funeral service locations and 369 cemeteries (including 208 combination locations) in North America, which is geographically diversified across 43 states, eight Canadian provinces, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. The funeral segment also includes the operations of 12 funeral homes in Germany.