The Jordanian refugee camp Zaatari alone shelters more than 82,000 people; if it were an official city, it would be among the country’s most populous. Lebanon, a country of just 4.5 million people, has taken in an estimated 1,116,000 refugees – roughly equivalent to the population of Brussels.
但欧洲并非唯一一个需要承担当今移民流的地区——甚至不是受影响最大的地区。十分之九的难民没有离开地区，只是从本国逃往紧邻或接壤的国家。约旦难民营Zaatari一处就收容了82,000多人；如果这是一个正式城市，则可以位列约旦人口最多的城市之一。黎巴嫩全国人口只有450万，却收容了大约1,116,000名难民——与布鲁塞尔人口相当。