3   Adoptions, by sex, age and previous citizenship of the child. 1999
Previous citizenship Both sexes Boys Girls
Total Total Under
1 year
1-2 3-11 12- years Total Under
1 year
1-2 3-11 12- years
Total 802 380 112 117 81 70 422 116 162 67 77
Norway 263 135 13 14 41 67 128 5 16 34 73
                       
Abroad 539 245 99 103 40 3 294 111 146 33 4
                       
Europe, total 58 34 2 20 11 1 24 2 10 11 1
Sweden 2 2 1 - - 1 - - - - -
Latvia 2 1 - 1 - - 1 1 - - -
Poland 5 1 - 1 - - 4 - 3 - 1
Romania 15 9 - 6 3 - 6 - 2 4 -
Lithuania 1 - - - - - 1 - - 1 -
United Kingdom 2 1 - - 1 - 1 1 - - -
Russia 21 16 1 9 6 - 5 - 2 3 -
Hungary 10 4 - 3 1 - 6 - 3 3 -
                       
Africa, total 40 24 7 14 3 - 16 8 7 - 1
Ethiopia 37 24 7 14 3 - 13 6 7 - -
Ghana 1 - - - - - 1 - - - 1
Madagascar 2 - - - - - 2 2 - - -
                       
Asia, total 311 103 59 33 9 2 208 78 116 12 2
Sri Lanka 6 4 - - 4 - 2 1 1 - -
Philippines 11 8 - 6 2 - 3 - 2 1 -
India 54 20 2 18 - - 34 5 28 1 -
Indonesia 1 1 - 1 - - - - - - -
Japan 1 - - - - - 1 - - - 1
China 103 3 - 3 - - 100 21 77 2 -
South Korea 107 57 56 - - 1 50 48 2 - -
Nepal 1 - - - - - 1 1 - - -
Pakistan 1 - - - - - 1 1 - - -
Thailand 19 7 - 3 3 1 12 - 6 5 1
Vietnam 7 3 1 2 - - 4 1 - 3 -
                       
North and Central America, total 12 9 - 6 3 - 3 1 1 1 -
Guatemala 9 6 - 4 2 - 3 1 1 1 -
Mexico 2 2 - 1 1 - - - - - -
USA 1 1 - 1 - - - - - - -
                       
South America, total 117 74 30 30 14 - 43 22 12 9 -
Bolivia 9 7 1 6 - - 2 - 2 - -
Brazil 15 10 - 4 6 - 5 - 2 3 -
Chile 8 3 - 2 1 - 5 - 3 2 -
Colombia 80 49 29 16 4 - 31 22 5 4 -
Peru 5 5 - 2 3 - - - - - -
                       
Unknown 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -

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