DEFINITION
Number of applications for refugee
status in the
United States in the 2002
fiscal year that were closed for some reason other than approval or denial
| Rank |
Countries
|
Amount
|
|
# 1
|
Somalia: |
14,335 |
|
|
# 2
|
Ethiopia: |
7,891 |
|
|
# 3
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina: |
1,842 |
|
|
# 4
|
Sudan: |
1,168 |
|
|
# 5
|
Cuba: |
857 |
|
|
# 6
|
Vietnam: |
631 |
|
|
# 7
|
Iran: |
535 |
|
|
# 8
|
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
278 |
|
|
# 9
|
Eritrea: |
272 |
|
|
# 10
|
Iraq: |
248 |
|
|
# 11
|
Ukraine: |
187 |
|
|
# 12
|
Liberia: |
130 |
|
|
# 13
|
Afghanistan: |
126 |
|
|
# 14
|
Russia: |
105 |
|
|
# 15
|
Croatia: |
55 |
|
|
# 16
|
Rwanda: |
54 |
|
|
# 17
|
Belarus: |
23 |
|
|
# 18
|
Sierra Leone: |
19 |
|
|
# 19
|
Armenia: |
10 |
|
|
# 20
|
Estonia: |
8 |
|
|
# 21
|
Moldova: |
6 |
|
|
# 22
|
Togo: |
5 |
|
|
= 23
|
Azerbaijan: |
4 |
|
|
= 23
|
Congo, Republic of the: |
4 |
|
|
= 25
|
Nigeria: |
3 |
|
|
= 25
|
Kenya: |
3 |
|
|
= 25
|
Kazakhstan: |
3 |
|
|
= 25
|
Algeria: |
3 |
|
|
= 29
|
China: |
2 |
|
|
= 29
|
Uzbekistan: |
2 |
|
|
= 29
|
Lithuania: |
2 |
|
|
= 32
|
Uganda: |
1 |
|
|
= 32
|
Egypt: |
1 |
|
|
= 34
|
Central African Republic: |
0 |
|
|
= 34
|
Syria: |
0 |
|
|
= 34
|
Burundi: |
0 |
|
|
= 34
|
Romania: |
0 |
|
|
= 34
|
Chad: |
0 |
|
|
= 34
|
United Arab Emirates: |
0 |
|
| |
Total: |
28,813 |
|
| |
Weighted average: |
738.8 |
|
DEFINITION: Number of applications for refugee
status in the
United States in the 2002
fiscal year that were closed for some reason other than approval or denial