Countries
1: Africa.
2: Americas.
3: Asia-Pacific.
4: Europe.
- 4.1: Belgium.
- 4.2: Bulgaria.
- 4.3: Cyprus.
- 4.4: Czech Republic.
- 4.5: Denmark.
- 4.6: Estonia.
- 4.7: Finland.
- 4.8: France.
- 4.9: Greece.
- 4.10: Hungary.
- 4.11: Ireland.
- 4.12: Italy.
- 4.13: Latvia.
- 4.14: Lithuania.
- 4.15: Luxembourg.
- 4.16: Malta.
- 4.17: Netherlands.
- 4.18: Norway.
- 4.19: Poland.
- 4.20: Portugal.
- 4.21: Romania.
- 4.22: Slovakia.
- 4.23: Slovenia.
- 4.24: Spain.
- 4.25: Sweden.
- 4.26: Switzerland.
- 4.27: Turkey.
- 4.28: Ukraine.
  - 4.28.1: Introduction.
  - 4.28.2: List of Detention Sites.
  - 4.28.3: Map of Detention Sites.
  - 4.28.4: Country Links.
  - 4.28.5: Reference List.
- 4.29: United Kingdom.
5: Middle East .

Ukraine Profile

Quick Facts

Dedicated Migrant Detention Sites: 16 (2009)

Est. Detention Capacity: 700 (2009)

Max. Length of Detention: 6 months

Asylum Seekers: 2,240 (2008)

Est. Annual Number of Deportations: 5,000 (2008)

Est. Undocumented Population: 1.6 million (2008)

Disclaimer

Last updated: November 2009

Ukraine Detention Profile

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