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
# 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
= 29	Nigeria:	33
# 31	Lithuania:	25
= 32	Gambia, The:	21
= 32	Algeria:	21
# 34	Tajikistan:	19
# 35	Kyrgyzstan:	16
# 36	Tanzania:	15
# 37	Angola:	12
= 38	Cambodia:	11
= 38	Yemen:	11
= 40	Burma:	10
= 40	Sri Lanka:	10
# 42	Cameroon:	9
# 43	Senegal:	8
= 44	Djibouti:	7
= 44	Pakistan:	7
= 44	Ghana:	7
= 47	Central African Republic:	6
= 47	Egypt:	6
= 47	Lebanon:	6
= 50	China:	5
= 50	United Arab Emirates:	5
= 50	Turkmenistan:	5
# 53	Syria:	4
= 54	Kenya:	3
= 54	Thailand:	3
# 56	Israel:	2
= 57	Zambia:	1
= 57	Guinea-Bissau:	1
= 57	Germany:	1
= 57	Poland:	1
= 57	Laos:	1
= 57	Uganda:	1
= 57	Albania:	1
= 57	Zimbabwe:	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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