Disasters Stats: compare key data on South Korea & United Kingdom

Tsunami > Foreign tourists missing: Number of foreign tourists visiting the tsunami hit areas who are not reachable, (as of Saturday, Jan 22nd, 2005 - 06:30 PM GMT).
Tsunami > Foreign tourists missing per million: Number of foreign tourists visiting the tsunami hit areas who are not reachable, (as of Saturday, Jan 22nd, 2005 - 06:30 PM GMT). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Tsunami > Foreigners death toll: The number of foreigners feared dead is in the range of thousands. Only 112 foreigners have been confirmed dead and the countrywise breakup of the persons identified is given below (as of Saturday, Jan 22nd, 2005 - 06:30 PM GMT).
Tsunami > Foreigners death toll per million: The number of foreigners feared dead is in the range of thousands. Only 112 foreigners have been confirmed dead and the countrywise breakup of the persons identified is given below (as of Saturday, Jan 22nd, 2005 - 06:30 PM GMT). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Tsunami > International aid packages: Countries around the globe have stepped forward with pledges of cash and assistance to the victims of the southern Asian earthquake and tsunami disaster.
The following is a list of contributions pledged by countries, (as of Saturday, Jan 22nd, 2005 - 06:30 PM GMT) compiled from reports by Reuters bureaux and United Nations agencies.
There are packages coming from international Aid agencies like the IMF, The Red Cross, UNEP, UNICEF and WHO.

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STAT	South Korea	United Kingdom
Tsunami > Foreign tourists missing	8 Ranked 28th.	359 Ranked 7th. 45 times more than South Korea
Tsunami > Foreign tourists missing per million	0.166 Ranked 34th.	5.96 Ranked 14th. 36 times more than South Korea
Tsunami > Foreigners death toll	11 Ranked 11th.	51 Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than South Korea
Tsunami > Foreigners death toll per million	0.229 Ranked 20th.	0.847 Ranked 9th. 4 times more than South Korea
Tsunami > International aid packages	Pledged $50m in <a href=/cat/Government>government</a> aid. The prime minister's office said the funds would be spend for rehabilitation of the devastated areas over the next three years. Private donations have reached nearly $13m, the <a href=/encyclopedia/South-Korea>South Korean</a> foreign ministry says.	$96m in <a href=/cat/Government>government</a> donations, plus $189m in private donations which the <a href=/cat/Government>government</a> has pledged to match. Two <a href=/encyclopedia/Royal-Air-Force>RAF</a> planes, a C-17 and a <a href=/encyclopedia/Lockheed-L-1011>Tristar</a>, are helping to deliver aid to the region. Tony Blair has also offered to send 120 Ghurkas to <a href=/country/id>Indonesia</a> but this was rejected by Jakarta. <a href=/encyclopedia/Chancellor-of-Germany>Chancellor</a> Gordon Brown is pushing a proposal for the debts of the affected nations to be frozen.

SOURCES: BBC, Wikipedia, Norwegian ministry of foreign affairs, Reuters, US State Department, CBC News, http://www.stuff.co.nz/ and CNN; BBC, Wikipedia, Norwegian ministry of foreign affairs, Reuters, US State Department, CBC News, http://www.stuff.co.nz/ and CNN. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; BBC, CNN, Wikipedia, Norwegian ministry of foreign affairs and French deputy foreign minister Renaud Muselier; BBC, CNN, Wikipedia, Norwegian ministry of foreign affairs and French deputy foreign minister Renaud Muselier. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; BBC, Alert net by Reuters, Sify news and The Age

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