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Countries of Origin

Asylum-seekers come to the UK from all across the globe - that's why Britain is known as a multicultural society. However, some countries have produced more asylum-seekers than others. This section of BackUp highlights the top ten countries of origin based on asylum applications made in 2002.

Fuel for thought?

By what means do you think people from these countries travelled to the UK?

What factors or events do you think led to people leaving these countries?

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