5,000 (both Turkish and Greek Cypriots; many
displaced for over 30 years) (2004)
Djibouti
refugees (country of origin): 25,474 (Somalia) (2004)
Egypt
refugees (country of origin): 70,215 (Palestinian Territories)
(2004)
Eritrea
IDPs: 59,000 (border war with Ethiopia from 1998-2000; most
IDPs are near the central border region) (2004)
Ethiopia
refugees (country of origin): 93,032 (Sudan) 23,578
(Somalia)
IDPs: 132,000 (border war with Eritrea from 1998-2000 and ethnic
clashes in Gambela; most IDPs are in Tigray and Gambela Provinces)
(2004)
Gaza Strip
refugees (country of origin): 922,674 (Palestinian
Refugees (UNRWA)) (2004)
Georgia
IDPs: 260,000 (displaced from Abkhazia and South Ossetia)
(2004)
Ghana
refugees (country of origin): 42,466 (Liberia) (2004)
Guatemala
IDPs: 250,000 (government's scorched-earth offensive in
1980s against indigenous people) (2004)
Guinea
refugees (country of origin): 133,175 (Liberia) 13,633
(Sierra Leone) 7,064 (Cote d'Ivoire)
IDPs: 100,000 (cross-border incursions from Liberia, Sierra Leone,
Cote d'Ivoire) (2004)
India
refugees (country of origin): 92,394 (Tibet/China) 60,922 (Sri
Lanka)
IDPs: 650,000 (Jammu and Kashmir conflicts; most IDPs are Kashmiri
Hindus); 113,000 (resulting from 26 December 2004 tsunami) (2004)
Indonesia
IDPs: 535,000 (government offensives against rebels in
Aceh; most IDPs in Aceh, Central Kalimantan, Maluku, and Central
Sulawesi Provinces); 441,000 (resulting from 26 December 2004
tsunmai) (2004)
Iran
refugees (country of origin): 1,223,823 (Afghanistan) 124,014
(Iraq) (2004)
Iraq
refugees (country of origin): 150,000 (Palestinian Territories)
IDPs: 1,340,280 (ongoing US-led war and Kurds' subsequent return)
(2004)
Israel
IDPs: 276,000 (Arab villagers displaced from homes in
northern Israel) (2004)
Jordan
refugees (country of origin): 1,740,170 (Palestinian Refugees
(UNRWA))
IDPs: 800,000 (1967 Arab-Israeli War) (2004)
Kenya
refugees (country of origin): 154,272 (Somalia) 11,139
(Ethiopia) 63,197 (Sudan)
IDPs: 350,000 (KANU attacks on opposition tribal groups in 1990s)
(2004)
Korea, North
IDPs: 50,000-250,000 (government repression and famine)
(2004)
Lebanon
refugees (country of origin): 394,532 (Palestinian Refugees
(UNRWA))
IDPs: 300,000 (1975-90 civil war, Israeli invasions) (2004)
Liberia
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