NationMaster - Refugees > US applications (most recent) by country

	Somalia	27.4%
	Ethiopia	16.3%
	Liberia	14.9%
	Cuba	7.2%
	Bosnia and Herzegovina	5.6%
	Ukraine	4.4%
	Sierra Leone	4.3%
	Sudan	4.1%
	Iran	3%
	Vietnam	2.6%
	Afghanistan	2.4%
	Russia	2%
	Iraq	1.8%
	Eritrea	0.8%
	Belarus	0.6%
	Croatia	0.3%
	Armenia	0.3%
	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	0.3%
	Kazakhstan	0.2%
	Azerbaijan	0.2%

Rank	Countries	Amount (top to bottom)
#1	Somalia:	24,458
#2	Ethiopia:	14,585
#3	Liberia:	13,283
#4	Cuba:	6,419
#5	Bosnia and Herzegovina:	5,036
#6	Ukraine:	3,959
#7	Sierra Leone:	3,878
#8	Sudan:	3,680
#9	Iran:	2,727
#10	Vietnam:	2,361
#11	Afghanistan:	2,138
#12	Russia:	1,748
#13	Iraq:	1,583
#14	Eritrea:	738
#15	Belarus:	548
#16	Croatia:	307
#17	Armenia:	265
#18	Congo, Democratic Republic of the:	246
#19	Kazakhstan:	209
#20	Azerbaijan:	180
#21	Rwanda:	151
#22	Moldova:	139
#23	Uzbekistan:	112
#24	Burundi:	80
#25	Congo, Republic of the:	78
#26	Estonia:	76
#27	Latvia:	54
#28	Togo:	45
#29	Georgia:	33
#30	Nigeria:	33
#31	Lithuania:	25
#32	Gambia, The:	21
#33	Algeria:	21
#34	Tajikistan:	19
#35	Kyrgyzstan:	16
#36	Tanzania:	15
#37	Angola:	12
#38	Cambodia:	11
#39	Yemen:	11
#40	Burma:	10
#41	Sri Lanka:	10
#42	Cameroon:	9
#43	Senegal:	8
#44	Ghana:	7
#45	Djibouti:	7
#46	Pakistan:	7
#47	Lebanon:	6
#48	Central African Republic:	6
#49	Egypt:	6
#50	United Arab Emirates:	5
#51	China:	5
#52	Turkmenistan:	5
#53	Syria:	4
#54	Kenya:	3
#55	Thailand:	3
#56	Israel:	2
#57	Zimbabwe:	1
#58	Zambia:	1
#59	Albania:	1
#60	Laos:	1
#61	Germany:	1
#62	Poland:	1
#63	Uganda:	1
#64	Guinea-Bissau:	1
	Total:	89,411
	Weighted average:	1,397.0

DEFINITION: Number of refugee status applications filed in the United States in 2002, listed by country of chargeability

SOURCE: United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

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