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• Sudan

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• Syrian Arab Rep.

  10.6M
  Ref: 4.9MAsy: 154KIDP: 5.5M
• Ukraine

  9.0M
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• Colombia

  7.5M
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• Dem. Rep. of the Congo

  7.0M
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• Afghanistan

  6.1M
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• Myanmar

  5.2M
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  4.9M
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• Somalia

  4.5M
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• Nigeria

  4.1M
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• South Sudan

  3.8M
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