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Where they come from

As in 2003, the largest number of asylum seekers in the industrialised world in 2004 came from Russia, the majority of whom were Chechens.

But the 10 leading asylum-seeker nations all recorded a significant drop in 2004.

The number of Iraqi asylum seekers has fallen by 80% since 2002.


�In graphics:�2004 asylum figures

	Where they come from As in 2003, the largest number of asylum seekers in the industrialised world in 2004 came from Russia, the majority of whom were Chechens. But the 10 leading asylum-seeker nations all recorded a significant drop in 2004. The number of Iraqi asylum seekers has fallen by 80% since 2002.