8. Uganda
Number of refugees: 477K
In the same area, up comes Uganda, the number 8 in our list of countries that have the most refugees with over 477,000 refugees at the end of 2015. For the most part, Uganda’s refugees come from Burundi, but also from South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo, making for a rather weird circle – some people run out of Congo, while others run towards it.
The Republic of Uganda is home to over 37.5 million people. Located in the East African Plateau, it borders Kenya, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Tanzania. Although so many people have chosen it to flee of the dangers they faced in their own nations, Uganda was ranked as one of the most corrupt countries in the world, so while things may not be as dangerous here as they were in their native countries, refugees still face a lot of hurdles.
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