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DIMA Annual Report 1996-97

Appendix 2: Citizenship statistics

Nationality or citizenship of persons granted Australian citizenship

Afghan

447

Albanian

25

Algerian

21

Angolan

10

Argentinean

206

Armenian

20

Austrian

145

Azerbaijani

5

Bahraini

1

Bangladeshi

540

Barbadian

4

Belarus (former USSR)

76

Belgian

36

Bolivian

14

Bosnia-Herzegovina

1 637

Botswanan

3

Brazilian

163

British (incl. Hong Kong)

27 294

Brunei

9

Bulgarian

85

Cambodian

1 149

Canadian

809

Chilean

607

Chinese (PRC )

16 173

Chinese (Taiwan)

950

Colombian

112

Cook Islanders

8

Costa Rican

10

Croatian

810

Cuban

5

Cypriot

101

Czechoslovakian (former)

62

Czech (Republic)

10

Danish

71

Dominican

2

Ecuadorian

75

Egyptian

485

Eritrean

68

Estonian (former USSR)

3

Ethiopian

264

Fijian

1 721

Filipino

3 815

Finnish

80

French

420

German

412

Georgia (former USSR)

21

Ghanaian

99

Greek

492

Guatemalan

2

Guyanan

3

Honduran

10

Hungarian

134

Icelandic

2

Indian

2 563

Indonesian

519

Iranian

891

Iraqi

1 591

Irish

1 278

Israeli

255

Italian

1 101

Jamaican

5

Japanese

59

Jordanian

220

Kazakhstani (former USSR)

46

Kenyan

79

Kiribati

0

Korean

789

Kuwaiti

4

Kyrgyzstani (former USSR)

18

Laotian

91

Latvian (former USSR)

25

Lebanese

1 076

Liberian

7

Libyan

5

Lithuanian (former USSR)

26

Luxembourg

6

Macedonia FYROM

232

Malawi

1

Malaysian

764

Mali

0

Maltese

788

Mauritanian

11

Mauritian

283

Mexican

28

Moldovian

39

Moroccan

28

Mozambique

1

Myanmar (Burma)

519

Nepalese

31

Netherlander

348

New Zealander

9 982

Nicaraguan

14

Nigerian

51

Norwegian

21

Pakistani

532

Panamanian

2

Papua New Guinean

71

Paraguayan

3

Peruvian

271

Polish

722

Portuguese (incl. Macau)

675

Romanian

323

Russian

411

Salvadorian

322

Saudi Arabian

23

Seychellois

30

Singaporean

273

Slovakia

7

Slovenian

19

Solomon Islander

10

Somali

461

South African

1 578

Spanish

190

Sri Lankan

1 620

Sudanese

266

Swedish

58

Swiss

232

Syrian

203

Tadjikistani

2

Tanzanian

15

Thai

663

Tongan

235

Trinidad and Tobago (citizen of)

19

Tunisian

4

Turkish

1 064

Ugandan

25

Ukrainian

778

United Arab Emirates (citizen of)

1

USSR, former (citizens of)

484

USA (incl. American Samoa)

1 701

Uruguayan

134

Uzbekistan

77

Vanuatuan

12

Venezuelan

30

Vietnamese

5 083

Western Samoan

107

Yemeni

4

Yugoslav (former)

3 207

Zairean

6

Zambian

9

Zimbabwean

108

Not stated/Other

994

Stateless

1 681


Total

108 266


Countries in which persons granted Australian citizenship ordinarily resided immediately before entering Australia

Afghanistan

174

Albania

21

Algeria

18

Angola

9

Argentina

226

Armenia

28

Austria

563

Bahamas

7

Bahrain

36

Bangladeshi

506

Barbados

6

Belarus

61

Belgium

41

Bermuda

10

Bolivia

12

Bosnia-Herzegovina

1 164

Botswana

16

Brazil

167

Britain

21 608

Brunei

48

Bulgaria

84

Cambodia

1 053

Canada

868

Channel Islands

31

Chile

605

China

15 446

Colombia

103

Cook Islands

38

Costa Rica

13

Croatia

711

Cuba

5

Cyprus

122

Czechoslovakia

70

Czech Republic

10

Denmark

137

Djibouti

4

Dominican Republic

3

East Timor

154

Ecuador

75

Egypt

611

El Salvador

298

Eritrea

30

Estonia

3

Ethiopia

187

Fiji

1 717

Finland

87

France

327

Georgia

18

Germany

925

Ghana

87

Gibraltar

1

Greece

648

Guatemala

5

Guinea

1

Guyana

4

Honduras

22

Hong Kong

5 685

Hungary

156

Iceland

3

India

2 518

Indonesia

726

Iran

863

Iraq

944

Ireland

1 113

Israel

260

Italy

1 131

Jamaica

10

Japan

134

Jordan

227

Kazakhstan

45

Kenya

258

Korea

761

Kuwait

64

Laos

54

Latvia

35

Lebanon

1 034

Libya

10

Lithuania

23

Luxembourg

8

Macau

86

Macedonia FYROM

312

Malawi

8

Malaysia

947

Mali

1

Malta

805

Mauritania

7

Mauritius

281

Mexico

42

Moldova

33

Morocco

21

Mozambique

1

Myanmar

521

Namibia

6

Nauru

15

Nepal

29

Netherlands

370

New Caledonia

32

New Zealand

9 520

Nicaragua

8

Niger

4

Nigeria

53

Norway

40

Oman

21

Pakistan

701

Panama

2

Papua New Guinea

267

Paraguay

4

Peru

264

Philippines

3 961

Poland

689

Portugal

513

Qatar

28

Romania

305

Russia

274

Samoa

136

Saudi Arabia

338

Senegal

1

Seychelles

31

Sierra Leone

5

Singapore

442

Slovenia

50

Solomon Islands

29

Somalia

411

South Africa

1 908

Spain

196

Sri Lanka

1 457

Sudan

379

Swaziland

4

Sweden

102

Switzerland

263

Syria

206

Tahiti

6

Taiwan

930

Tanzania

25

Thailand

975

Tonga

221

Trinidad and Tobago

18

Tunisia

4

Turkey

1 281

Uganda

18

Ukraine

752

United Arab Emirates

79

United States of America

1 825

USSR (so stated)

688

Uruguay

126

Uzbekistan

66

Vanuatu

21

Venezuela

43

Vietnam

4 216

Yemen Arab Republic

6

Yugoslavia (former)

2 957

Zaire

1

Zambia

64

Zimbabwe

186

Not stated

14

Stateless

350

Other

1 979


Total

108 266

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