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3 VISITOR ARRIVALS BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE AND MODE OF ARRIVAL -
JANUARY - AUGUST 2005
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE AIR SEA LAND* TOTAL
SHARE CHANGE
% NUMBER %
TOTAL 4,115,152 889,719 871,339 5,876,210 100.0 456,477 8.4
AMERICAS 264,830 12,183 34,953 311,966 5.3 29,256 10.3
Canada 40,235 1,618 7,454 49,307 0.8 4,867 11.0
USA 213,567 9,951 25,794 249,312 4.2 24,043 10.7
Other Countries in Americas 11,028 614 1,705 13,347 0.2 346 2.7
ASIA 2,749,868 811,249 709,945 4,271,062 72.7 318,878 8.1
Southeast Asia 1,159,376 652,507 364,667 2,176,550 37.0 211,541 10.8
Brunei Darussalam 25,986 455 3,755 30,196 0.5 1,330 4.6
Indonesia 457,273 574,899 142,234 1,174,406 20.0 61,854 5.6
Malaysia 239,873 39,001 87,326 366,200 6.2 25,556 7.5
Myanmar 20,389 2,351 2,599 25,339 0.4 5,528 27.9
Philippines 143,076 25,549 35,855 204,480 3.5 43,936 27.4
Thailand 189,840 8,109 60,336 258,285 4.4 37,224 16.8
Vietnam 76,069 2,059 29,985 108,113 1.8 35,567 49.0
Other Countries in Southeast Asia 6,870 84 2,577 9,531 0.2 546 6.1
North Asia 1,162,299 124,007 269,749 1,556,055 26.5 25,798 1.7
Hong Kong SAR 177,644 9,602 36,580 223,826 3.8 37,277 20.0
Japan 311,467 29,199 39,801 380,467 6.5 -4,856 -1.3
P R China 376,324 11,654 159,615 547,593 9.3 -27,476 -4.8
South Korea 166,174 61,836 16,381 244,391 4.2 -3,833 -1.5
Taiwan 124,582 11,610 15,093 151,285 2.6 22,998 17.9
Other Countries in North Asia 6,108 106 2,279 8,493 0.1 1,688 24.8
South Asia 384,369 33,867 69,370 487,606 8.3 81,237 20.0
Bangladesh 33,438 408 1,674 35,520 0.6 9,557 36.8
India 293,677 31,551 58,603 383,831 6.5 73,402 23.6
Nepal 6,696 240 2,450 9,386 0.2 933 11.0
Pakistan 8,720 523 1,452 10,695 0.2 1,153 12.1
Sri Lanka 37,576 958 4,594 43,128 0.7 -4,001 -8.5
Other Countries in South Asia 4,262 187 597 5,046 0.1 193 4.0
West Asia 43,824 868 6,159 50,851 0.9 302 0.6
Iran 2,683 144 1,767 4,594 0.1 833 22.1
Israel 6,738 31 74 6,843 0.1 -194 -2.8
Kuwait 3,555 62 402 4,019 0.1 -2,958 -42.4
Saudi Arabia 4,415 89 613 5,117 0.1 -603 -10.5
United Arab Emirates 18,368 331 1,672 20,371 0.3 1,979 10.8
Other Countries in West Asia 8,065 211 1,631 9,907 0.2 1,245 14.4
EUROPE 630,529 39,249 79,756 749,534 12.8 45,223 6.4
Austria 7,523 325 922 8,770 0.1 508 6.1
Belgium & Luxembourg 9,678 682 1,091 11,451 0.2 752 7.0
CIS 18,498 3,956 1,423 23,877 0.4 5,778 31.9
Denmark 16,165 950 2,667 19,782 0.3 2,464 14.2
Finland 7,160 492 1,308 8,960 0.2 1,537 20.7
France 45,871 3,231 7,078 56,180 1.0 3,565 6.8
Germany 84,703 5,128 10,198 100,029 1.7 10,072 11.2
Greece 5,305 1,018 299 6,622 0.1 -1,178 -15.1
Italy 16,890 1,029 2,482 20,401 0.3 1,631 8.7
Netherlands 36,570 1,998 6,215 44,783 0.8 4,842 12.1
Norway 12,609 1,247 2,235 16,091 0.3 1,025 6.8
Poland 3,484 760 589 4,833 0.1 366 8.2
Rep of Ireland 13,871 273 1,822 15,966 0.3 1,190 8.1
Spain 9,798 340 1,003 11,141 0.2 -100 -0.9
Sweden 17,286 841 4,205 22,332 0.4 -650 -2.8
Switzerland 26,351 1,216 2,487 30,054 0.5 2,373 8.6
Turkey 8,986 532 778 10,296 0.2 299 3.0
UK 273,579 12,398 30,291 316,268 5.4 10,486 3.4
Other Countries in Eastern Europe 10,377 2,533 1,956 14,866 0.3 2 0.0
Other Countries in Western Europe 5,825 300 707 6,832 0.1 261 4.0
OCEANIA 424,247 24,587 38,844 487,678 8.3 53,595 12.3
Australia 345,742 21,465 33,681 400,888 6.8 46,258 13.0
New Zealand 70,826 2,893 4,682 78,401 1.3 6,635 9.2
Other Countries in Oceania 7,679 229 481 8,389 0.1 702 9.1
AFRICA 45,616 2,424 4,839 52,879 0.9 6,622 14.3
Egypt 1,759 73 108 1,940 0.0 -108 -5.3
Mauritius 5,997 507 1,157 7,661 0.1 115 1.5
South Africa (Rep of) 20,143 1,441 1,339 22,923 0.4 1,223 5.6
Other Countries in Africa 17,717 403 2,235 20,355 0.3 5,392 36.0
NOT STATED 62 27 3,002 3,091 0.1 2,903 1,544.1
* Excludes Malaysian citizens arriving by land.
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Tourism Focus August 2005