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APPENDIX

Appendix 1: Tourist arrivals by country to Myanmar in 2015

Unit: Turn

STT

Water	2015	%
	ASIA	938487	72.10
1	Thailand	204539	15.71
2	China	147977	11.37
3	Japan	90312	6.94
4	Korea	63715	4.90
5	Singapore	45125	3.47
6	Malaysia	40852	3.14
7	Taiwan	31735	2.44
8	India	34628	2.66
9	Hong Kong	4237	0.33
10	Bangladesh	2913	0.22
11	Other countries	272454	20.93
	WESTERN EUROPE	209300	16.08
1	France	47435	3.64
2	Older brother	45120	3.47
3	Virtue	35727	2.74
4	IDEA	14841	1.14
5	Switzerland	12293	0.84
6	Spain	9158	0.70
7	Belgium	6666	0.51
8	Shirt	4398	0.34
9	Other countries	33662	2.59
	NORTH AMERICA	83866	6.44
1	America	69815	5.36
2	Canada	14051	1.08
	OCEANIA	35566	2.73
1	Australia	30820	2.37
2	New Zealand	4547	0.34
3	Other countries	199	0.02
	EASTERN EUROPE	15433	1.19
1	Russia	4138	0.32
2	Other countries	11295	0.87
	OTHER AMERICAS	9575	0.74
	MIDDLE EAST	5527	0.42
	AFRICA	3820	0.29
	TOTAL	1301583	100