Uninstall & install iOS5 on iPhone4

I have an iPhone4 having size of 8GB. When I connect iPhone to iTunes, It shows me total space 6.37 GB.
Q.1 ) If apple says 8GB, where is the remaining space then ? It should specify somewhere that 1.73 GB being used by iOS system. Why is not specified anywhere ?
Q.2 ) My iPhone shows 2.3GB space as OTHERS ! I don't understand this others space & apple has not specified what OTHERS mean !
Q.3 ) Is there a way to clean up OTHERS space ?
I tried many different ways, I removed all of my audio/sounds from my iPhone & synced.
I removed my MAIL account associations & I removed most of the apps from my iPhone to recover the Space.
But OTHERS is yet allocated to 2.3 GB. very ****** & iOS itself taking 1.73 GB
So, this way, Half of the iPhone memory is being used somehow without my knowledge.
I am allowed to use only 4GB of my iPhone. Why the h--l is this ? I feel pretty bad about this.
I am wondering, If I remove entire iOS5 & install iOS5 on my iPhone4 again, that should work.
I have an iPhone4 which is Factory UNLOCK piece. Neither jailbroken nor unlocked by any illegal activities.
My iPhone is PURE phone as Apple gave to me. ( Virgin one )
Q.4 ) How do I completly clean up my iPhone ( As I do system Format on my PC ) ?
Q.5 ) How do I re-install iOS5 ? ( Please I don't need any updates here. I am very much happy with iOS5 only )
Eagerly waiting for replies.
Hoping for favorable response.
Thanking you all in advance.

Protip: Storage capacity in technology always refers to the actual unformatted/raw capacity. Actual formatted capacity will decrease storage space differently depending on the file system.
Even on bandwidth and net speeds advertised by ISPs or carriers, they usually are theoretical speeds that exclude all sorts of real world variables.
Back on topic:
The iOS partition is approximately 1.1GB on an iPhone 4. (8GB-1.1GB) I've got an iPhone 4.
Let's assume the disk format is eating 400MB. (6.9GB-400MB =6.5GB)
iOS settings/user profile data/ and other misc data usually accumulates on the phone at 30-80MB if it's healthy. Let's take the raw figure before installation of any apps as 6.3GB. So it's fair.
On your other point, excessive other data is usually a result of incomplete installation of apps that are not purged out of the storage, you can call it a bug.
Sometimes "Others" can be ridded through
Restarting the phone.
Installing another iOS app.
Syncing with its host computer probably up to 10 times.
If nothing works, it's unfortunate that your computer backup file might have also stored the "Other" junk as part of your data.
To start afresh,here's a discussion which probably will help.
In the future, if you're installing an app, try to download an app only when you're at a stable connection to prevent recreation of "other" junk.
"Other" data (iPhone) - How do I remove this junk?

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