7. The Democratic Republic of the Congo
Number of refugees: 541,500
Congo ranks 7th in our list of countries that produce the most refugees in the world. The civil wars that have plagued the Democratic Republic of the Congo for years have left it ranking 176 out of 188 countries on the Human Development Index. The wars, coupled with malnutrition, have taken approximately six million lives. Considering that this nation has been blessed with abundant natural resources, it is especially distressing to know that its citizens are dying from lack of food. Most of the refugees from this country flee to Uganda, and many have made homes there.
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