In 2010, delegations comprised of 1341 international dignitaries representing 110 countries made official visits to the California Senate. The countries, ranked by number of visitors, were as follows: | |||
COUNTRY | # VISITORS | COUNTRY | # VISITORS |
CHINA | 744 | BOTSWANA | 2 |
VIETNAM | 48 | BURKINA FASO | 2 |
JAPAN | 40 | BURMA | 2 |
DENMARK | 30 | COTE D'IVOIRE | 2 |
THAILAND | 21 | INDONESIA | 2 |
BRAZIL | 20 | KENYA | 2 |
MEXICO | 19 | MADAGASCAR | 2 |
PAKISTAN | 19 | MALI | 2 |
INDIA | 17 | NIGER | 2 |
NORWAY | 17 | NIGERIA | 2 |
RUSSIA | 15 | OMAN | 2 |
SOUTH AFRICA | 13 | SRI LANKA | 2 |
ISRAEL | 12 | SWAZILAND | 2 |
LEBANON | 12 | TANZANIA | 2 |
SAUDI ARABIA | 12 | TUNISIA | 2 |
UKRAINE | 12 | VENEZUELA | 2 |
IRAQ | 11 | ALGERIA | 1 |
AZERBAIJAN | 10 | ANGOLA | 1 |
SOUTH KOREA | 10 | BAHRAIN | 1 |
ARGENTINA | 9 | BURUNDI | 1 |
GERMANY | 9 | CENTRAL AFRICA REPUBLIC | 1 |
MALAYSIA | 9 | CHAD | 1 |
PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES | 9 | COLOMBIA | 1 |
CANADA | 8 | DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO | 1 |
JORDAN | 8 | DJIBOUTI | 1 |
PERU | 8 | ECUADOR | 1 |
CHILE | 7 | ETHIOPIA | 1 |
MOROCCO | 7 | GABON | 1 |
AUSTRALIA | 6 | GUATEMALA | 1 |
BANGLADESH | 6 | GUINEA | 1 |
EGYPT | 6 | HUNGARY | 1 |
ITALY | 6 | JAMAICA | 1 |
PHILIPPINES | 6 | KAZAKHSTAN | 1 |
UNITED KINGDOM | 6 | KOSOVO | 1 |
CAMEROON | 5 | KYRGYZSTAN | 1 |
FRANCE | 5 | LUXEMBOURG | 1 |
SPAIN | 5 | MACEDONIA | 1 |
SUDAN | 5 | MALAWI | 1 |
AFGHANISTAN | 4 | MAURITANIA | 1 |
BULGARIA | 4 | NEPAL | 1 |
CAMBODIA | 4 | NICARAGUA | 1 |
EUROPEAN UNION | 4 | ROMANIA | 1 |
GHANA | 4 | RWANDA | 1 |
LAOS | 4 | SENEGAL | 1 |
PUERTO RICO | 4 | SERBIA | 1 |
YEMEN | 4 | SLOVAK REPUBLIC | 1 |
KUWAIT | 3 | SOMALIA | 1 |
MONGOLIA | 3 | SURINAME | 1 |
NAMIBIA | 3 | SWEDEN | 1 |
PARAGUAY | 3 | TIMOR-LESTE | 1 |
POLAND | 3 | UGANDA | 1 |
PORTUGAL | 3 | URUGUAY | |
SINGAPORE | 3 | ||
TAJIKISTAN | 3 | ||
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 3 | ||
The delegations studied a wide range of subjects, which are ranked below according to the number of visitors who studied them: | |||
SUBJECT | # VISITORS | SUBJECT | # VISITORS |
Legislative Process and Government | 600 | Budget/Finance | 43 |
International Relations | 94 | Social | 20 |
Energy | 67 | International Trade/Economic Development | 19 |
Education | 65 | Media Relations | 18 |
Public Safety | 62 | Transportation | 17 |
Agriculture | 52 | Health | 13 |
Natural Resources/Water | 49 | Gender | 9 |
Environment | 43 |