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Asylum-seekers from Venezuela 2014-17

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Asylum-seekers from Venezuela 2014-17 JSON 
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Last updated 24 Oct 2017
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Asylum-Seekers 2014 - 17 JSON 
Asylum-seekers from Venezuela JSON 
Location name Source Data date Population
Argentina Government 19 Sep 2017
  0.1%
113
Aruba Government 19 Sep 2017
  0.0%
12
Brazil Government 24 Oct 2017
  17.8%
17,700
Canada Government 19 Sep 2017
  1.6%
1,566
Chile Government 24 Oct 2017
  1.0%
959
Costa Rica Government 24 Oct 2017
  4.0%
3,949
Curaçao Government 19 Sep 2017
  0.1%
70
Ecuador Government 19 Sep 2017
  1.6%
1,563
Mexico Government 19 Sep 2017
  2.0%
1,949
Panama Government 19 Sep 2017
  3.1%
3,096
Peru Government 20 Sep 2017
  9.6%
9,518
Spain Government 19 Sep 2017
  12.1%
12,036
Trinidad and Tobago Government 24 Oct 2017
  0.5%
462
United States of America Government 19 Sep 2017
  46.6%
46,248
Uruguay Government 19 Sep 2017
  0.0%
29


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