In acknowledging World Refugee Day on June 20, following are some facts provided by the UNHCR about refugees worldwide:
TOP COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN
Afghanistan - 2.1 million
Iraq - 1.5 million (now 2.2 million)
Sudan - 686,000
Somalia - 460,000
Democratic Republic of the Congo - about 400,000
Burundi - about 400,000
MAIN COUNTRIES OF ASYLUM
Pakistan - 1 million
Iran - 968,000
United States - 844,000
Syria - 702,000 (now 1.4 million)
Germany - 605,00
[Reuters]
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