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Disasters Stats: compare key data on Indonesia & United Kingdom

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  • Tsunami > Economic impact: The tsunami that has devastated parts of Asia and killed more than 28,400 has affected companies, economies and markets across the globe.

    Here is a snapshot of some of the financial effects of the disaster (as of Saturday, Jan 22nd, 2005 - 06:30 PM GMT).

STAT Indonesia United Kingdom
Tsunami > Economic impact Indonesia's <a href=/cat/Economy>economy</a> counts on <a href=/encyclopedia/tourism>tourists</a> to generate 2 percent of gross domestic product, but resort areas such as Bali were unaffected by the earthquake. It is quite difficult to predict at the moment as <a href=/encyclopedia/tourism>tourists</a> go by perceived sentiment and not ground realities. <a href=/encyclopedia/Thai_alphabet>Thai</a> Reinsurance Pcl expects losses of as much as 100 million baht ($2.6 million), it said in a statement to the <a href=/graph-T/eco_sto_exc>stock exchange</a>. It didn't give an estimate for the cost of total damage. Lloyds of London told the Financial Times it expected its exposure to be limited to "holiday resorts, personal accident, travel insurance and marine risks".

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