Interactive: The world’s changing pattern of refugees and asylum-seekers
Syria became the largest nation of origin for refugees in 2014, with 3.88 million Syrian refugees now residing in other countries. Previously Afghanistan was the largest source and neighbouring Pakistan was the world's largest host of refugees. The Syrian conflict has made Turkey the largest host nation of refugees in the world. War, conflict and persecution continued to displace people across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Central America and Eastern Europe, the latest figures from 2014 show.
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