Question: What were the top 20 countries being adopted from in 2003?
Answer:
According to the U.S. Department of State's web site 21,616 visas were issued to orphans entering the United States in 2003. Compare this to the 2000, total of 17, 718.
The top 20 Countries in 2003 were:
China 6,859
Russia 5,209
Guatemala 2,328
Korea 1,790
Kazakhstan 825
Ukraine 702
India 472
Vietnam 382
Columbia 272
Haiti 250
Philippines 214
Romania 200
Bulgeria 198
Belarus 198
Ethiopia 135
Cambodia 124
Poland 97
Thailand 72
Azerbaijan 62
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