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DEFINITION
Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organization of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted a refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided with temporary protection. Asylum seekers are people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are otherwise registered as asylum seekers. Country of asylum is the country where an asylum claim was filed.
| Date |
Amount |
Rank |
| 2005 |
1,941 |
#93 |
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| 2004 |
1,967 |
#92 |
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| 2003 |
2,266 |
#93 |
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| 2002 |
2,657 |
#93 |
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| 2001 |
3,200 |
#88 |
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| 2000 |
3,752 |
#84 |
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| 1999 |
4,235 |
#83 |
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| 1998 |
4,492 |
#75 |
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| 1997 |
4,851 |
#78 |
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| 1996 |
5,278 |
#82 |
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| 1995 |
5,435 |
#76 |
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DEFINITION: Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organization of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted a refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided with temporary protection. Asylum seekers are people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are otherwise registered as asylum seekers. Country of asylum is the country where an asylum claim was filed.
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