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In 2012, delegations comprised of 1221 international dignitaries representing 111 countries made official visits to the California Senate. The countries, ranked by number of visitors, were as follows: |
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COUNTRY |
# VISITORS |
COUNTRY |
# VISITORS |
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CHINA |
519 |
SERBIA |
3 |
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JAPAN |
43 |
SOUTH AFRICA |
3 |
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SOUTH KOREA |
41 |
SYRIA |
3 |
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UNITED KINGDOM |
32 |
TANZANIA |
3 |
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VIETNAM |
26 |
TOGO |
3 |
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PAKISTAN |
25 |
UZBEKISTAN |
3 |
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SPAIN |
25 |
ALBANIA |
2 |
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AFGHANISTAN |
23 |
AUSTRIA |
2 |
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UKRAINE |
16 |
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA |
2 |
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INDIA |
15 |
CAMEROON |
2 |
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TUNISIA |
15 |
CZECH REPUBLIC |
2 |
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HUNGARY |
14 |
DENMARK |
2 |
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KENYA |
14 |
ECUADOR |
2 |
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MEXICO |
14 |
EROPEAN UNION |
2 |
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YEMEN |
14 |
FIJI |
2 |
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ARGENTINA |
13 |
IRELAND |
2 |
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LEBANON |
13 |
LATVIA |
2 |
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GERMANY |
12 |
NAMIBIA |
2 |
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ITALY |
12 |
NORWAY |
2 |
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AUSTRALIA |
11 |
PANAMA |
2 |
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BELGIUM |
11 |
PERU |
2 |
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CANADA |
11 |
QATAR |
2 |
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BANGLADESH |
10 |
ROMANIA |
2 |
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RUSSIA |
10 |
RWANDA |
2 |
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NEPAL |
9 |
SUDAN |
2 |
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NIGERIA |
9 |
SWEDEN |
2 |
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EGYPT |
8 |
UGANDA |
2 |
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THAILAND |
8 |
VENEZUELA |
2 |
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CAMBODIA |
7 |
ZAMBIA |
2 |
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CHILE |
7 |
AFRICAN UNION |
1 |
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KAZAKHSTAN |
7 |
BAHRAIN |
1 |
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POLAND |
7 |
BULGARIA |
1 |
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TURKEY |
7 |
CAPE VERDE |
1 |
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GEORGIA |
6 |
COMOROS |
1 |
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INDONESIA |
6 |
COTE D’IVOIRE |
1 |
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ISRAEL |
6 |
CONGO (REPUBLIC OF) |
1 |
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JORDAN |
6 |
EL SALVADOR |
1 |
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KYRGYZSTAN |
6 |
ETHIOPIA |
1 |
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BELIZE |
5 |
FINLAND |
1 |
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FRANCE |
5 |
GABON |
1 |
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IRAQ |
5 |
GREECE |
1 |
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LAOS |
5 |
GUATEMALA |
1 |
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SAUDI ARABIA |
5 |
GUINEA |
1 |
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TAJIKISTAN |
5 |
HONDURAS |
1 |
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AZERBAIJAN |
4 |
ICELAND |
1 |
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BURKINA FASO |
4 |
KUWAIT |
1 |
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COLUMBIA |
4 |
LIBERIA |
1 |
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NEW ZEALAND |
4 |
LUXEMBOURG |
1 |
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PORTUGAL |
4 |
MALAWI |
1 |
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SRI LANKA |
4 |
MALAYSIA |
1 |
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TURKMENISTAN |
4 |
MALTA |
1 |
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ALGERIA |
3 |
MAURITIUS |
1 |
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ARMENIA |
3 |
MOROCCO |
1 |
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BURNA |
3 |
MOZAMBIQUE |
1 |
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GHANA |
3 |
NETHERLANDS |
1 |
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HAITI |
3 |
SENEGAL |
1 |
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LIBYA |
3 |
SLOVAKIA |
1 |
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MOLDOVA |
3 |
SURINAME |
1 |
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MONGOLIA |
3 |
WEST BANK |
1 |
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OMAN |
3 |
ZIMBABWE |
1 |
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PHILIPPINES |
3 |
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The delegations studied a wide range of subjects, which are ranked below according to the number of visitors who studied them: |
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SUBJECT |
# VISITORS |
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Legislative Process and Government |
359 |
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International Relations |
241 |
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Education |
59 |
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Energy |
45 |
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Budget/Finance |
39 |
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Agriculture |
36 |
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Environment |
30 |
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Media Relations |
29 |
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International Trade/Economic Development |
22 |
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Public Safety |
8 |
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Health |
8 |
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Natural Resources/Water |
5 |
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Transportation |
1 |
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Note: Many delegations studied more than one subject and as a result, the subject area numbers will not coincide with the number of visitors. |
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