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Statistics (Source: the M<strong>in</strong>istry of Interior)<br />
Number of <strong>asylum</strong> applications<br />
Number of <strong>asylum</strong> applications submitted <strong>in</strong> France*<br />
1991 46,500<br />
1992 28,870<br />
1993 27,565<br />
1994 26,045<br />
1995 20,170<br />
1996 17,405<br />
1997 21,416<br />
1998 22,375<br />
1999 30,830<br />
2000 (January-March) 10,420<br />
Source: M<strong>in</strong>istry of Interior (1990-1998) <strong>and</strong> UNHCR (1999-2000)<br />
* these figures do not <strong>in</strong>clude children under 18 or persons who came to France under family<br />
reunification procedures, unless they specifically asked <strong>for</strong> <strong>asylum</strong>.<br />
Number of Convention <strong>refugees</strong><br />
Accord<strong>in</strong>g to the OFPRA 1998 statistics, there are 115,025 adult Convention <strong>refugees</strong> currently<br />
resident <strong>in</strong> France. The ma<strong>in</strong> countries of orig<strong>in</strong> of these <strong>refugees</strong> are: Cambodia/Laos/Vietnam<br />
(49,863), Sri-Lanka (15,900), Turkey (11,852), Former Yugoslavia (6,565) <strong>and</strong> the Democratic<br />
Republic of Congo (5,193).<br />
These figures do not <strong>in</strong>clude <strong>for</strong>mer <strong>refugees</strong> who adopted French nationality (2,496 <strong>in</strong> 1998 <strong>and</strong><br />
1,269 <strong>in</strong> 1997).<br />
Recognition rate under the Geneva Convention<br />
Refugee status granted <strong>in</strong> France (as % of applications)*<br />
1991 19.5%<br />
1992 29%<br />
1993 27.9%<br />
1994 23.7%<br />
1995 16.3%<br />
1996 19.56%<br />
1997 17.01%<br />
1998 19.38%<br />
* <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g Constitutional status<br />
Ma<strong>in</strong> national groups <strong>in</strong> 1998<br />
Ma<strong>in</strong> national groups seek<strong>in</strong>g <strong>asylum</strong> <strong>in</strong> France <strong>in</strong> 1998<br />
Romania 3,027<br />
Ch<strong>in</strong>a 2,075<br />
Sri-Lanka 1,832<br />
Democratic Republic of Congo (ex-Zaire) 1,778<br />
Turkey (<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g Kurds) 1,621<br />
Fed. Rep. of Yugoslavia (<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g Kosovo Albanians) 1,252<br />
Cambodia/Laos/Vietnam 963<br />
Algeria 919<br />
93<br />
France
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