FLOW OF TOURISTS BY NATIONALITY, 1999 - 2001
									% change over
		No. of Tourists				Percentage share			previous year
Country of Nationality	1999	2000	2001		1999	2000	2001		2000	2001
Total	429,666	467,154	461,063		100	100	100		8.7	-1.3
Europe	340,469	362,196	363,873		79.2	77.5	78.9		6.4	0.5
Austria	13,550	11,725	10,476		3.2	2.5	2.3		-13.5	-10.7
Belgium	3,114	5,071	3,719		0.7	1.1	0.8		62.8	-26.7
Denmark	715	772	1,067		0.2	0.2	0.2		8	38.2
Finland	526	350	304		0.1	0.1	0.1		-33.5	-13.1
France	23,832	27,517	30,542		5.5	5.9	6.6		15.5	11
Germany	86,497	77,642	65,956		20.1	16.6	14.3		-10.2	-15.1
Greece	2,128	1,776	1,775		0.5	0.4	0.4		-16.5	-0.1
Italy	88,697	106,451	115,327		20.6	22.8	25		20	8.3
Netherland	9,315	7,275	4,097		2.2	1.6	0.9		-21.9	-43.7
Norway	750	945	577		0.2	0.2	0.1		26	-38.9
Portugal	4,117	4,276	3,526		1	0.9	0.8		3.9	-17.5
Russia	3,428	3,608	3,983		0.8	0.8	0.9		5.3	10.4
Spain	5,634	5,322	4,203		1.3	1.1	0.9		-5.5	-21
Sweden	2,226	2,236	2,112		0.5	0.5	0.5		0.4	-5.5
Switzerland	22,856	24,528	28,313		5.3	5.3	6.1		7.3	15.4
United Kingdom	63,919	71,440	77,151		14.9	15.3	16.7		11.8	8
Other Countries	9,165	11,262	10,745		2.1	2.4	2.3		22.9	-4.6
Asia	74,935	86,524	81,019		17.4	18.5	17.6		15.5	-6.4
Bangladesh	237	321	321		0.1	0.1	0.1		35.4	0
China/Taiwan/Hongkong	3,973	5,380	7,343		0.9	1.2	1.6		35.4	36.5
India	11,621	10,616	8,511		2.7	2.3	1.8		-8.6	-19.8
Japan	40,230	47,180	41,895		9.4	10.1	9.1		17.3	-11.2
Korea	4,272	5,771	6,708		1	1.2	1.5		35.1	16.2
Malaysia	1,716	1,829	1,478		0.4	0.4	0.3		6.6	-19.2
Pakistan	982	1,049	1,017		0.2	0.2	0.2		6.8	-3.1
Philippines	291	317	346		0.1	0.1	0.1		8.9	9.1
Singapore	2,383	2,530	2,227		0.6	0.5	0.5		6.2	-12
Sri Lanka	6,375	8,413	6,902		1.5	1.8	1.5		32	-18
Thailand	1,083	1,007	1,307		0.3	0.2	0.3		-7	29.8
Other Countries	1,772	2,111	2,964		0.4	0.5	0.6		19.1	40.4
Africa	1,846	2,311	2,182		0.4	0.5	0.5		25.2	-5.6
South Africa	1,437	1,767	1,368		0.3	0.4	0.3		23	-22.6
Other Countries	409	544	814		0.1	0.1	0.2		33	49.6
America	6,082	7,108	6,814		1.4	1.5	1.5		16.9	-4.1
Argentina	199	176	148		0	0	0		-11.6	-15.9
Canada	1,165	1,316	1,442		0.3	0.3	0.3		13	9.6
U.S.A	4,103	4,795	4,435		1	1	1		16.9	-7.5
Other Countries	615	821	789		0.1	0.2	0.2		33.5	-3.9
Oceania	6,334	9,015	7,175		1.5	1.9	1.6		42.3	-20.4
Australia	5,784	8,090	6,430		1.3	1.7	1.4		39.9	-20.5
Other Countries	550	925	745		0.1	0.2	0.2		68.2	-19.5
Source: Ministry of Tourism