Syrian refugees walk down the corridor at the 'Friedland' refugee camp in the central German village of Friedland September 16, 2013. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of people seeking asylum in Germany rose by around 64 percent in 2013 to a 14-year high of 127,023, the interior ministry said on Friday.
The main countries of origin were Serbia, Russia, Syria, Macedonia, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo, Iran, Pakistan and Iraq.
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