02.08.2016, Greek Reporter
13,583 Migrants Applying for Asylum in Greece
According to the latest government figures, 13,583 migrants have filed applications for asylum in Greece between January 1 and May 31. Some 5,731 migrants have filed for asylum in Attica, while Thessaloniki has the second highest rate of applicants with 3,007. The Greek islands of Lesvos, Samos and Chios have had 1,918, 210 and 130 applicants, respectively. The great majority come from Syria with 7,032 applicants, from Iraq 1,248, from Pakistan 1,030, from Afghanistan 568 from, from Albania 544, from Iran 518, from Bangladesh 372, from Georgia 257, from Morocco 212 and 163 from the Palestinian Territories. read more
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