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refugees of any country in the world - its population has increased by just
under a quarter as more than a million people have fled there.
In the past four years, the UNHCR says the total number of people who
have left Syria to escape the conflict is almost four million.
Read more: Islamic State - Syrian child refugees' reflections
Myanmar
The Rohingya people from north-west Myanmar are "one of the world's
most persecuted peoples" according to the UN.
They are a Muslim minority who have lived in Myanmar for centuries.
Violence in the Rakhine State forced 140,000 of them to flee their homes in
2012.
Tens of thousands of Rohingya have also fled Myanmar in the last year in
ramshackle boats trying to reach countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia and
Thailand.
Mediterranean
The UNHCR says a record 219,000 Mediterranean crossings were made in
2014. Many migrants have come from Libya, Syria and Eritrea and arrive in
Europe on boats from north Africa searching for a better life.
According to the UNHCR, in 2014 around 3,500 migrants lost their lives
while crossing the Mediterranean. Many of them have paid large sums of
money to be smuggled into Europe on small boats and dinghies, arriving,
for example, on the small Italian island of Lampedusa.
Ukraine
The conflict in Ukraine has displaced around 1 million people - particularly
inside the east of the country where the government is fighting separatists
who want greater autonomy for the region.
The UN says around 600,000 Ukrainians have sought asylum, or another
way to stay in neighbouring countries, particularly in Russia but also in
Belarus, Moldova and Poland.
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