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Table includes countries in which persecution, armed conflict, or widespread violence has internally displaced the largest numbers of civilians. Although internally displaced persons share many characteristics with refugees, they are not protected by international refugee law because they remain inside their own countries.

Country Number Sudan 5,335,000 Colombia 2,900,000 Uganda 1,740,500 Congo, Dem. Rep. of 1,664,000 Iraq 1,300,000 India 600,000 Zimbabwe 569,700 Azerbaijan 558,400 Myanmar 540,000 Côte d’Ivoire 500,000 Algeria 400,000–600,000 Kenya 381,900 Somalia 370,000 Turkey 355,800–1,000,000 Indonesia 342,000–600,000 Sri Lanka 341,200 Russia 265,000 Lebanon 250,000 Serbia and Montenegro 247,400–273,400 Georgia 240,000 Central African Republic 200,000 Nigeria 200,000 Bosnia and Herzegovina 183,400 Jordan 160,000 Afghanistan 153,200–200,000 Cyprus 150,000 Ethiopia 150,000 Source: World Refugee Survey, 2006, U.S. Committee on Refugees.

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Table includes countries in which persecution, armed conflict, or widespread violence has internally displaced the largest numbers of civilians. Although internally displaced persons share many characteristics with refugees, they are not protected by international refugee law because they remain inside their own countries.

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