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Asylum applicants( 1) , including dependants, leaving under Assisted Voluntary Return Programmes( 2) , by destination( 3) , 2004-06( 4)
Destination 2004 2005( 4) 2006( 4) 2004-06 total( 4)

Albania

600

510

330

1,440

Macedonia

5

5

10

20

Moldova

10

5

10

30

Romania

5

5

5

20

Russia

20

35

60

120

Serbia and Montenegro

145

170

125

440

Turkey

25

30

85

140

Ukraine

15

20

30

60

EU Accession States

155

5

160

Other Former USSR

25

45

85

155

Europe other

35

25

30

90

Europe total

1,040

855

780

2,675

Colombia

60

55

60

175

Ecuador

40

15

35

90

Jamaica

5

10

35

50

Americas other

50

20

55

125

Americas total

160

100

185

440

Algeria

35

40

110

185

Angola

25

40

95

165

Burundi

*

*

5

10

Cameroon

10

10

20

35

Congo

5

10

25

40

Dem. Rep. Congo

*

5

25

30

Eritrea

Ethiopia

15

15

35

60

Gambia

*

*

5

10

Ghana

*

5

15

20

Ivory Coast

5

5

10

20

Kenya

15

5

35

55

Liberia

5

5

10

15

Nigeria

10

10

50

70

Rwanda

5

5

10

20

Sierra Leone

10

5

25

40

Somalia

15

15

35

65

Sudan

5

10

45

55

Tanzania

10

15

25

Uganda

20

30

45

95

Zimbabwe

60

100

220

385

Africa other

40

55

120

215

Africa total

295

375

945

1,610

Iran

175

220

305

700

Iraq

430

775

1,710

2,915

Libya

*

15

15

Syria

*

5

10

20

Middle East other

55

55

70

180

Middle East total

665

1,055

2,110

3,830

Afghanistan

235

425

520

1,180

Bangladesh

*

5

20

25

China

*

30

110

145

India

15

20

70

105

Pakistan

55

85

190

330

Sri Lanka

210

250

280

740

Vietnam

5

10

40

55

Asia other

20

25

65

110

Asia total

545

850

1,295

2,690

Other, and destination not known

5

*

20

20

Total asylum applicants removed(1)

2,705

3,235

5,330

11,270

(1 )Persons who had sought asylum at some stage, including dependants.
(2) Persons leaving under Assisted Voluntary Return Programmes run by the International Organization for Migration. May include some cases where enforcement action had been initiated.
(3) Figures rounded to the nearest five, with ‘—’ = 0, * = 1 or 2.
(4) Provisional figures.

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