AKKAR REGIONAL BREAKDOWN As reflected in the previous table, statelessness cases are not equally distributed: around 95% of cases are concentrated in seven main hotspots, with the remaining few cases scattered across other rural areas. 804 Main survey Parent survey surveys • Each of the 586 yellow pins on this map represents a survey conducted with a stateless adult, while each of the 218 blue pins represents a survey with a parent of stateless children. • In total, 804 surveys were conducted with either a stateless adult or a parent of a stateless child. • The map clearly reveals seven main hotspots of statelessness located towards the coastal area of Akkar, the southwest and the northeast, and that account for 95% of all statelessness cases. • The uncovered area in the center of the map is mostly made up of Christian and Alawite villages (with little to no cases), while the southeast is mostly uninhabited, made up of forests and valleys. © 2021 Siren Associates. All Rights Reserved.

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