| | People - note (2002) | People - note (2002) |
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Afghanistan |
large numbers of Afghan refugees create burdens on neighboring states |
large numbers of Afghan refugees create burdens on neighboring states |
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Ashmore and Cartier Islands |
the landing of illegal immigrants from Indonesia's Rote Island has become an ongoing problem |
the landing of illegal immigrants from Indonesia's Rote Island has become an ongoing problem |
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Cuba |
illicit migration is a continuing problem; Cubans attempt to depart the island and enter the US using homemade rafts, alien smugglers, direct flights, or falsified visas; some 3,000 Cubans took to the Straits of Florida in 2001; the US Coast Guard interdicted about 25% of these migrants; Cubans also use non-maritime routes to enter the US; some 2,400 Cubans arrived overland via the southwest border and direct flights to Miami in 2000 |
illicit migration is a continuing problem; Cubans attempt to depart the island and enter the US using homemade rafts, alien smugglers, direct flights, or falsified visas; some 3,000 Cubans took to the Straits of Florida in 2001; the US Coast Guard interdicted about 25% of these migrants; Cubans also use non-maritime routes to enter the US; some 2,400 Cubans arrived overland via the southwest border and direct flights to Miami in 2000 |
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Ghana |
there are 9,500 Liberians, 2,000 Sierra Leoneans, and 1,000 Togolese refugees residing in Ghana (2002) |
there are 9,500 Liberians, 2,000 Sierra Leoneans, and 1,000 Togolese refugees residing in Ghana (2002) |
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Turks and Caicos Islands |
destination and transit point for illegal Haitian immigrants bound for the Turks and Caicos Islands, Bahamas, and US |
destination and transit point for illegal Haitian immigrants bound for the Turks and Caicos Islands, Bahamas, and US |
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United States |
note: data for the US are based on projections that do not take into consideration the results of the 2000 census |
note: data for the US are based on projections that do not take into consideration the results of the 2000 census |