In 2003, delegations comprised of 492 international dignitaries representing 60 countries made official visits to the California Senate. The countries, ranked by number of visitors, were as follows: | |||
COUNTRY | # VISITORS | COUNTRY | # VISITORS |
CHINA | 141 | BURKINA FASO | 2 |
JAPAN | 68 | DENMARK | 2 |
INDIA | 23 | IRELAND | 2 |
CUBA | 25 | NETHERLANDS | 2 |
RUSSIA | 19 | THAILAND | 2 |
SOUTH AFRICA | 17 | ARGENTINA | 1 |
MEXICO | 14 | BELGIUM | 1 |
NORWAY | 14 | BENIN | 1 |
GERMANY | 11 | CANADA | 1 |
ISRAEL | 11 | CHAD | 1 |
PHILIPPINES | 11 | CYPRUS | 1 |
VIETNAM | 11 | EL SALVADOR | 1 |
UZBEKISTAN | 10 | ESTONIA | 1 |
AZERBAIJAN | 7 | FRANCE | 1 |
UKRAINE | 7 | GUATEMALA | 1 |
BRAZIL | 6 | ITALY | 1 |
MACEDONIA | 6 | KAZAKHSTAN | 1 |
TURKMENISTAN | 6 | KENYA | 1 |
CROATIA | 5 | LITHUANIA | 1 |
HUNGARY | 5 | LUXEMBOURG | 1 |
KRYGYZSTAN | 5 | MALI | 1 |
TAJIKISTAN | 5 | MAURITIUS | 1 |
IVORY COAST | 4 | NEW ZEALAND | 1 |
MOLDOVA | 4 | NIGER | 1 |
SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO | 4 | PORTUGAL | 1 |
UNITED KINGDOM | 4 | ROMANIA | 1 |
BULGARIA | 3 | RWANDA | 1 |
CHILE | 3 | SCOTLAND | 1 |
SPAIN | 3 | SOUTH KOREA | 1 |
BOLIVIA | 2 | SWITZERLAND | 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 | 172 | education | 29 |
government/political/ legislative process | 120 | energy/environment | 16 |
international trade | 69 | public safety | 5 |
biotechnology | 41 | social/health issues | 4 |
agriculture | 39 | fiscal | 1 |
budget/finance | 29 | gender | 1 |
Note: As some delegations studied more than one subject, the subject area numbers will not coincide with the number of visitors.