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: | ||||
COUNTRY | # VISITORS | COUNTRY | # VISITORS | |
CHINA | 519 | SERBIA | 3 | |
JAPAN | 43 | SOUTH AFRICA | 3 | |
SOUTH KOREA | 41 | SYRIA | 3 | |
UNITED KINGDOM | 32 | TANZANIA | 3 | |
VIETNAM | 26 | TOGO | 3 | |
PAKISTAN | 25 | UZBEKISTAN | 3 | |
SPAIN | 25 | ALBANIA | 2 | |
AFGHANISTAN | 23 | AUSTRIA | 2 | |
UKRAINE | 16 | BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA | 2 | |
INDIA | 15 | CAMEROON | 2 | |
TUNISIA | 15 | CZECH REPUBLIC | 2 | |
HUNGARY | 14 | DENMARK | 2 | |
KENYA | 14 | ECUADOR | 2 | |
MEXICO | 14 | EROPEAN UNION | 2 | |
YEMEN | 14 | FIJI | 2 | |
ARGENTINA | 13 | IRELAND | 2 | |
LEBANON | 13 | LATVIA | 2 | |
GERMANY | 12 | NAMIBIA | 2 | |
ITALY | 12 | NORWAY | 2 | |
AUSTRALIA | 11 | PANAMA | 2 | |
BELGIUM | 11 | PERU | 2 | |
CANADA | 11 | QATAR | 2 | |
BANGLADESH | 10 | ROMANIA | 2 | |
RUSSIA | 10 | RWANDA | 2 | |
NEPAL | 9 | SUDAN | 2 | |
NIGERIA | 9 | SWEDEN | 2 | |
EGYPT | 8 | UGANDA | 2 | |
THAILAND | 8 | VENEZUELA | 2 | |
CAMBODIA | 7 | ZAMBIA | 2 | |
CHILE | 7 | AFRICAN UNION | 1 | |
KAZAKHSTAN | 7 | BAHRAIN | 1 | |
POLAND | 7 | BULGARIA | 1 | |
TURKEY | 7 | CAPE VERDE | 1 | |
GEORGIA | 6 | COMOROS | 1 | |
INDONESIA | 6 | COTE D’IVOIRE | 1 | |
ISRAEL | 6 | CONGO (REPUBLIC OF) | 1 | |
JORDAN | 6 | EL SALVADOR | 1 | |
KYRGYZSTAN | 6 | ETHIOPIA | 1 | |
BELIZE | 5 | FINLAND | 1 | |
FRANCE | 5 | GABON | 1 | |
IRAQ | 5 | GREECE | 1 | |
LAOS | 5 | GUATEMALA | 1 | |
SAUDI ARABIA | 5 | GUINEA | 1 | |
TAJIKISTAN | 5 | HONDURAS | 1 | |
AZERBAIJAN | 4 | ICELAND | 1 | |
BURKINA FASO | 4 | KUWAIT | 1 | |
COLUMBIA | 4 | LIBERIA | 1 | |
NEW ZEALAND | 4 | LUXEMBOURG | 1 | |
PORTUGAL | 4 | MALAWI | 1 | |
SRI LANKA | 4 | MALAYSIA | 1 | |
TURKMENISTAN | 4 | MALTA | 1 | |
ALGERIA | 3 | MAURITIUS | 1 | |
ARMENIA | 3 | MOROCCO | 1 | |
BURNA | 3 | MOZAMBIQUE | 1 | |
GHANA | 3 | NETHERLANDS | 1 | |
HAITI | 3 | SENEGAL | 1 | |
LIBYA | 3 | SLOVAKIA | 1 | |
MOLDOVA | 3 | SURINAME | 1 | |
MONGOLIA | 3 | WEST BANK | 1 | |
OMAN | 3 | ZIMBABWE | 1 | |
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: | ||||
SUBJECT | # VISITORS | |||
Legislative Process and Government | 359 | |||
International Relations | 241 | |||
Education | 59 | |||
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. | ||||