origin refugees (country of origin): 39,919 (Liberia) IDPs: 750,000 (2002 coup; most IDPs are in western regions) (2006) www.exxun.com/Cote_d_Ivoire/i_ti.html
origin refugees (country of origin): 9,828 (Somalia) (2006) www.exxun.com/Djibouti/i_ti.html
origin rugged mountains of volcanic origin www.exxun.com/Dominica/b_mp.html
origin refugees (country of origin): 9,851 (Colombia); note - UNHCR estimates as many as 250,000 Columbians are seeking asylum in Ecuador, many of whom do not register as refugees for fear of deportation (2006) www.exxun.com/Ecuador/i_ti.html
origin refugees (country of origin): 60,000 - 80,000 (Iraq), 70,255 (Palestinian Territories), 13,446 (Sudan) (2006) www.exxun.com/Egypt/i_ti.html
origin refugees (country of origin): 73,927 (Sudan), 15,901 (Somalia), 10,700 (Eritrea) IDPs: 100,000-280,000 (border war with Eritrea from 1998-2000 and ethnic clashes in Gambela; most IDPs are in Tigray and Gambela Provinces) (2006) www.exxun.com/Ethiopia/i_ti.html
origin mostly mountains of volcanic origin www.exxun.com/Fiji/b_mp.html
origin ... mountains; Grande-Terre is low limestone formation; most of the seven other islands are volcanic in origin Martinique: mountainous with indented coastline; dormant volcano Reunion: mostly rugged and mountainous; fertile lowlands along ... www.exxun.com/France/b_mp.html
origin ... of blue (hoist side), white, and red; known as the "Le drapeau tricolore" (French Tricolor), the origin of the flag dates to 1790 and the French Revolution; the design and/or colors ... www.exxun.com/France/d_gv.html
origin refugees (country of origin): 7,298 (Republic of Congo) (2006) www.exxun.com/Gabon/i_ti.html
origin refugees (country of origin): 5,955 (Sierra Leone) (2006) www.exxun.com/Gambia/i_ti.html
origin refugees (country of origin): 993,818 (Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA)) (2006) www.exxun.com/GazaStrip/i_ti.html
origin refugees (country of origin): 38,684 (Liberia), 14,136 (Togo) (2006) www.exxun.com/Ghana/i_ti.html
origin volcanic in origin with central mountains www.exxun.com/Grenada/b_mp.html
origin volcanic origin, surrounded by coral reefs; relatively flat coralline limestone plateau (source of most fresh water), with steep coastal cliffs and narrow coastal plains in north, low hills in center, mountains in ... www.exxun.com/Guam/b_mp.html
origin Chamorro 37.1%, Filipino 26.3%, other Pacific islander 11.3%, white 6.9%, other Asian 6.3%, other ethnic origin or race 2.3%, mixed 9.8% (2000 census) www.exxun.com/Guam/c_pp.html
origin refugees (country of origin): 54,810 (Liberia), 5,423 (Sierra Leone), 3,900 (Cote d'Ivoire) IDPs: 19,000 (cross-border incursions from Cote d'Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone) (2006) www.exxun.com/Guinea/i_ti.html
origin refugees (country of origin): 7,320 (Senegal) (2006) www.exxun.com/Guinea_Bissau/i_ti.html
origin ... among other things, the full sovereignty of the Vatican and established its territorial extent; however, the origin of the Papal States, which over the years have varied considerably in extent, may be ... www.exxun.com/HolySee_VaticanCity/d_gv.html
origin homogeneous mixture of descendants of Norse and Celts 94%, population of foreign origin 6% www.exxun.com/Iceland/c_pp.html
origin refugees (country of origin): 77,200 (Tibet/China), 50,730 (Sri Lanka), 9,700 (Afghanistan) IDPs: at least 600,000 (about half are Kashmiri Pandits from Jammu and Kashmir) (2006) www.exxun.com/India/i_ti.html
origin refugees (country of origin): 662,355 (Afghanistan), 54,000 (Iraq) (2006) www.exxun.com/Iran/i_ti.html
origin refugees (country of origin): 15,000 (Palestinian Territories), 11,960 (Iran), 16,110 (Turkey) IDPs: 1.9 million (ongoing US-led war and Kurds' subsequent return) (2007) www.exxun.com/Iraq/i_ti.html
origin Japanese 98.5%, Koreans 0.5%, Chinese 0.4%, other 0.6% note: up to 230,000 Brazilians of Japanese origin migrated to Japan in the 1990s to work in industries; some have returned to Brazil (2004) www.exxun.com/Japan/c_pp.html
origin refugees (country of origin): 1,835,704 (Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA)), 700,000 - 1,000,000 (Iraq) IDPs: 160,000 (1967 Arab-Israeli War) (2006) www.exxun.com/Jordan/i_ti.html
origin refugees (country of origin): 5,000 (Russia) (2006) www.exxun.com/Kazakhstan/i_ti.html
origin refugees (country of origin): 150,459 (Somalia), 76,646 (Sudan), 14,862 (Ethiopia) IDPs: 431,150 (KANU attacks on opposition tribal groups in 1990s) (2006) www.exxun.com/Kenya/i_ti.html
origin refugees (country of origin): 405,425 (Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA)), 20,000-40,000 (Iraq) IDPs: 17,000 (1975-90 civil war, Israeli invasions), 200,000 (July-August 2006 war) (2006) www.exxun.com/Lebanon/i_ti.html
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