In 2000, delegations comprised of 688 international dignitaries representing 66 countries made official visits to the California Senate. The countries, ranked by number of visitors, were as follows: | |||
COUNTRY | # VISITORS | COUNTRY | # VISITORS |
CHINA | 126 | AUSTRALIA | 2 |
JAPAN | 82 | BANGLADESH | 2 |
MEXICO | 63 | CHILE | 2 |
RUSSIA | 42 | CROATIA | 2 |
GERMANY | 40 | FINLAND | 2 |
NIGERIA | 38 | GHANA | 2 |
SOUTH KOREA | 25 | GREECE | 2 |
ITALY | 24 | NETHERLANDS | 2 |
NORWAY | 21 | ROMANIA | 2 |
SPAIN | 20 | SWITZERLAND | 2 |
FRANCE | 15 | ARGENTINA | 2 |
EGYPT | 12 | BELGIUM | 1 |
SOUTH AFRICA | 12 | BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA | 1 |
BRAZIL | 11 | BOTSWANA | 1 |
PORTUGAL | 11 | BULGARIA | 1 |
UZBEKISTAN | 11 | CAMBODIA | 1 |
ALBANIA | 8 | CANADA | 1 |
MICRONESIA | 8 | COLOMBIA | 1 |
UNITED KINGDOM | 8 | DENMARK | 1 |
YUGOSLAVIA | 7 | INDIA | 1 |
ARMENIA | 6 | ISRAEL | 1 |
CAPE VERDE | 6 | JORDAN | 1 |
EL SALVADOR | 6 | KENYA | 1 |
PHILIPPINES | 6 | LEBANON | 1 |
NICARAGUA | 6 | MACEDONIA | 1 |
BOLIVIA | 5 | MALAYASIA | 1 |
GUATEMALA | 5 | MALI | 1 |
HONDURAS | 5 | PERU | 1 |
SWEDEN | 4 | SINGAPORE | 1 |
AUSTRIA | 3 | SLOVENIA | 1 |
NEW ZEALAND | 3 | TURKEY | 1 |
POLAND | 3 | URUGUAY | 1 |
THAILAND | 3 | ZIMBABWE | 1 |
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 |
protocol/international relations | 362 | social/health issues | 53 |
government/legislative process | 187 | judiciary | 18 |
budget/finance | 84 | death penalty | 8 |
technology | 63 | immigration | 6 |
international trade | 62 | energy/environment | 6 |
education | 61 | gender | 1 |
agriculture | 53 |
Note: As some delegations studied more than one subject, the subject area numbers will not coincide with the number of visitors.