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
(top to bottom)
|
| #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 |
|
| #24 |
Congo, Republic of the: |
4 |
|
| #25 |
Nigeria: |
3 |
|
| #26 |
Kenya: |
3 |
|
| #27 |
Kazakhstan: |
3 |
|
| #28 |
Algeria: |
3 |
|
| #29 |
China: |
2 |
|
| #30 |
Uzbekistan: |
2 |
|
| #31 |
Lithuania: |
2 |
|
| #32 |
Uganda: |
1 |
|
| #33 |
Egypt: |
1 |
|
| #34 |
Central African Republic: |
0 |
|
| #35 |
Syria: |
0 |
|
| #36 |
Burundi: |
0 |
|
| #37 |
Romania: |
0 |
|
| #38 |
Chad: |
0 |
|
| #39 |
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