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The European countries that take in the most refugees, in one interactive map

Europe is in the middle of a refugee crisis. Over the past several years, hundreds of thousands of people have migrated to the continent — including about 700,000 from war-ridden Syria — to escape political persecution. And even though none of the Paris attackers are confirmed to be from Syria, the attacks led to a lot of talk about limiting the flow of refugees — out of fear that terrorists could pose as migrants.

But France isn't the top destination for refugees. As this interactive infographic from Lucify shows, Germany, Sweden, and Serbia have absorbed many more refugees in Europe. And in fact, many more refugees have ended up in non-European locations like Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Egypt, and North Africa.

Watch: Syria's civil war, explained

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