Somalia
IDPs: 375,000 (civil war since 1988, clan-based competition
for resources) (2004)
Sri Lanka
IDPs: 362,000 (both Tamils and non-Tamils displaced due to
Tamil conflict); 555,000 (resulting from 26 December 2004 tsunami)
(2004)
Sudan
refugees (country of origin): 108,251 (Eritrea) 5,023 (Chad)
7,983 (Uganda)
IDPs: 4.367 million (internal conflict since 1980s; ongoing
genocide) (2004)
Syria
refugees (country of origin): 413,827 (Palestinian Refugees
(UNRWA))
IDPs: 170,000 (most displaced from Golan Heights during 1967
Arab-Israeli War) (2004)
Tanzania
refugees (country of origin): 447,877 (Burundi) 153,155
(Democratic Republic of the Congo) 3,036 (Somalia) (2004)
Thailand
refugees (country of origin): 118,407 (Burma) (2004)
Turkey
IDPs: 350,000-1,000,000 (fighting from 1984-99 between
Kurdish PKK and Turkish military; most IDPs in southeastern
provinces) (2004)
Uganda
refugees (country of origin): 184,731 (Sudan) 18,000 (Rwanda)
IDPs: 1.4 million note - ongoing Lord's Resistance Army (LRA)
rebellion, mainly in the north; LRA frequently attacks IDP camps
(2004)
United States
refugees (country of origin): the United States
admitted 52,868 refugees during FY03/04 including: 13,331 (Somalia),
6,000 (Laos), 3,482 (Ukraine), 2,959 (Cuba), 1,787 (Iran); note -
27,239 refugees have been admitted as of 31 May 2005
Uzbekistan
IDPs: 3,000 (forced population transfers by government
from villages near Tajikistan border) (2004)