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Refugees are people who fled their home country due to persecution based on race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or social group membership. In 2024, global refugee numbers reached about 110 million (including internally displaced), setting new records continuously.

Top refugee origin countries: Syria (6.5M), Ukraine (6M), Afghanistan (5.7M), South Sudan (2.3M), Myanmar (1.2M). Top host countries: Turkey (3.6M), Iran (3.4M), Colombia (2.5M), Germany (2.1M), Pakistan (1.7M).

In GeoHint, worlds largest refugee host country means Turkey. Country producing most refugees means Syria. Refugee flows concentrate in neighbors of conflict zones, so geopolitical knowledge helps understand patterns.

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