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2 VISITOR ARRIVALS BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE AND MODE OF ARRIVAL -
AUGUST 2005
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE AIR SEA LAND* TOTAL
SHARE CHANGE
% NUMBER %
TOTAL 561,277 117,667 131,479 810,423 100.0 64,106 8.6
AMERICAS 33,305 1,736 5,106 40,147 5.0 4,358 12.2
Canada 5,193 289 1,233 6,715 0.8 841 14.3
USA 26,849 1,371 3,569 31,789 3.9 3,347 11.8
Other Countries in Americas 1,263 76 304 1,643 0.2 170 11.5
ASIA 387,957 107,657 107,238 602,852 74.4 49,369 8.9
Southeast Asia 141,239 77,045 44,158 262,442 32.4 18,015 7.4
Brunei Darussalam 2,888 35 297 3,220 0.4 -66 -2.0
Indonesia 52,116 67,021 15,466 134,603 16.6 -313 -0.2
Malaysia 29,590 4,938 11,308 45,836 5.7 1,446 3.3
Myanmar 2,328 357 217 2,902 0.4 248 9.3
Philippines 18,553 3,412 5,097 27,062 3.3 9,361 52.9
Thailand 22,568 870 6,303 29,741 3.7 2,259 8.2
Vietnam 12,315 392 5,191 17,898 2.2 5,033 39.1
Other Countries in Southeast Asia 881 20 279 1,180 0.1 47 4.1
North Asia 189,485 25,956 53,633 269,074 33.2 21,672 8.8
Hong Kong SAR 28,786 2,343 7,491 38,620 4.8 7,733 25.0
Japan 49,390 6,493 5,605 61,488 7.6 -5,137 -7.7
P R China 64,616 1,844 34,669 101,129 12.5 10,917 12.1
South Korea 26,993 13,122 2,665 42,780 5.3 4,178 10.8
Taiwan 18,216 2,127 2,582 22,925 2.8 3,217 16.3
Other Countries in North Asia 1,484 27 621 2,132 0.3 764 55.8
South Asia 47,383 4,430 7,597 59,410 7.3 10,809 22.2
Bangladesh 4,732 61 239 5,032 0.6 985 24.3
India 34,579 3,994 6,075 44,648 5.5 8,871 24.8
Nepal 923 42 318 1,283 0.2 167 15.0
Pakistan 1,272 121 284 1,677 0.2 169 11.2
Sri Lanka 5,377 176 603 6,156 0.8 601 10.8
Other Countries in South Asia 500 36 78 614 0.1 16 2.7
West Asia 9,850 226 1,850 11,926 1.5 -1,127 -8.6
Iran 176 4 310 490 0.1 56 12.9
Israel 689 6 9 704 0.1 -124 -15.0
Kuwait 1,256 30 206 1,492 0.2 -1,385 -48.1
Saudi Arabia 950 30 185 1,165 0.1 -185 -13.7
United Arab Emirates 4,433 84 566 5,083 0.6 23 0.5
Other Countries in West Asia 2,346 72 574 2,992 0.4 488 19.5
EUROPE 79,916 5,387 14,123 99,426 12.3 5,600 6.0
Austria 1,163 61 191 1,415 0.2 46 3.4
Belgium & Luxembourg 1,394 101 231 1,726 0.2 197 12.9
CIS 2,166 446 200 2,812 0.3 623 28.5
Denmark 1,634 115 342 2,091 0.3 656 45.7
Finland 628 50 82 760 0.1 104 15.9
France 7,799 659 1,633 10,091 1.2 741 7.9
Germany 10,639 632 1,786 13,057 1.6 752 6.1
Greece 951 117 30 1,098 0.1 -581 -34.6
Italy 4,032 237 775 5,044 0.6 645 14.7
Netherlands 4,607 215 1,282 6,104 0.8 58 1.0
Norway 1,064 95 220 1,379 0.2 -33 -2.3
Poland 404 109 86 599 0.1 -7 -1.2
Rep of Ireland 1,669 42 291 2,002 0.2 352 21.3
Spain 2,193 66 244 2,503 0.3 -16 -0.6
Sweden 1,213 78 359 1,650 0.2 85 5.4
Switzerland 3,091 155 391 3,637 0.4 400 12.4
Turkey 1,159 78 85 1,322 0.2 133 11.2
UK 32,075 1,794 5,446 39,315 4.9 1,601 4.2
Other Countries in Eastern Europe 1,133 301 244 1,678 0.2 32 1.9
Other Countries in Western Europe 902 36 205 1,143 0.1 -188 -14.1
OCEANIA 54,217 2,483 3,872 60,572 7.5 4,332 7.7
Australia 43,075 2,084 3,206 48,365 6.0 3,580 8.0
New Zealand 10,266 366 603 11,235 1.4 680 6.4
Other Countries in Oceania 876 33 63 972 0.1 72 8.0
AFRICA 5,875 403 855 7,133 0.9 178 2.6
Egypt 234 21 22 277 0.0 -193 -41.1
Mauritius 1,075 173 195 1,443 0.2 131 10.0
South Africa (Rep of) 1,990 154 140 2,284 0.3 -221 -8.8
Other Countries in Africa 2,576 55 498 3,129 0.4 461 17.3
NOT STATED 7 1 285 293 0.0 269 1,120.8
* Excludes Malaysian citizens arriving by land.
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Tourism Focus August 2005