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DV Lottery 2012 Results by Country
Each year the US DV Lottery Program randomly selects approximately 100,000 winners from a pool of millions of US Green Card hopefuls. Of the 100,000, only half of these will ultimately be granted green cards. DV Lottery green cards are issued on a first come, first served basis. DV Lottery winners are invited to apply for the actual green card according to the number they are assigned during the winner selection process and numbers are grouped by continent. Applicants typically apply under the country in which they were born (native country), with a few exceptions.
Given the relatively high number of immigrants sent to the US in recent years from their country, natives of Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, South Korea, UK and Vietnam were ineligible to apply.
DV Lottery 2012 winners came from the following countries:
| Country | # Lottery Winners | Geographic Area |
| Afghanistan | 109 | Asia |
| Albania | 1,508 | Europe |
| Algeria | 1,799 | Africa |
| Andorra | 1 | Europe |
| Angola | 42 | Africa |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 9 | South & Central America |
| Argentina | 101 | South & Central America |
| Armenia | 998 | Europe |
| Aruba | 4 | Europe |
| Australia | 900 | Oceania |
| Austria | 130 | Europe |
| Azerbaijan | 304 | Europe |
| Bahamas | 15 | North America |
| Bahrain | 29 | Asia |
| Bangladesh | 2,373 | Asia |
| Barbados | 25 | South & Central America |
| Belarus | 493 | Europe |
| Belgium | 105 | Europe |
| Belize | 9 | South & Central America |
| Benin | 511 | Africa |
| Bhutan | 5 | Asia |
| Bolivia | 84 | South & Central America |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 83 | Europe |
| Botswana | 7 | Africa |
| Brunei | 0 | Asia |
| Bulgaria | 883 | Europe |
| Burkina Faso | 226 | Africa |
| Burma | 370 | Asia |
| Burundi | 56 | Africa |
| Cambodia | 596 | Asia |
| Cameroon | 3,374 | Africa |
| Cape Verde | 9 | Africa |
| Central African Republic | 3 | Africa |
| Chad | 33 | Africa |
| Chile | 43 | South & Central America |
| Christmas Islands | 3 | Oceania |
| Cocos Islands | 1 | Oceania |
| Comoros | 9 | Africa |
| Congo | 105 | Africa |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | 3,445 | Africa |
| Cook Islands | 6 | Oceania |
| Costa Rica | 43 | South & Central America |
| Cote D'Ivoire | 553 | Africa |
| Croatia | 107 | Europe |
| Cuba | 292 | South & Central America |
| Cyprus | 26 | Europe |
| Czech Republic | 104 | Europe |
| Denmark | 73 | Europe |
| Djibouti | 38 | Africa |
| Dominica | 18 | South & Central America |
| Egypt | 4,664 | Africa |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | Africa |
| Eritrea | 670 | Africa |
| Estonia | 49 | Europe |
| Ethiopia | 4,902 | Africa |
| Fiji | 628 | Oceania |
| Finland | 91 | Europe |
| France | 574 | Europe |
| French Polynesia | 7 | Europe |
| Gabon | 48 | Africa |
| Georgia | 620 | Europe |
| Germany | 1,709 | Europe |
| Ghana | 5,832 | Africa |
| Greece | 105 | Europe |
| Grenada | 24 | South & Central America |
| Guinea | 899 | Africa |
| Guinea-Bissau | 3 | Africa |
| Guyana | 26 | South & Central America |
| Honduras | 80 | South & Central America |
| Hong Kong Special Admin | 54 | Asia |
| Hungary | 325 | Europe |
| Iceland | 56 | Europe |
| Indonesia | 256 | Asia |
| Iran | 4,453 | Asia |
| Iraq | 153 | Asia |
| Ireland | 213 | Europe |
| Israel | 175 | Asia |
| Italy | 529 | Europe |
| Japan | 435 | Asia |
| Jordan | 152 | Asia |
| Kazakhstan | 434 | Europe |
| Kenya | 4,720 | Africa |
| Kiribati | 14 | Oceania |
| Kuwait | 108 | Asia |
| Kyrgyzstan | 321 | Europe |
| Laos | 1 | Asia |
| Latvia | 83 | Europe |
| Lebanon | 274 | Asia |
| Lesotho | 8 | Africa |
| Liberia | 2,101 | Africa |
| Libya | 136 | Africa |
| Liechtenstein | 0 | Europe |
| Lithuania | 258 | Europe |
| Luxembourg | 8 | Europe |
| Macau | 19 | Europe |
| Macedonia | 160 | Europe |
| Madagascar | 17 | Africa |
| Malawi | 16 | Africa |
| Malaysia | 118 | Asia |
| Maldives | 0 | Asia |
| Mali | 76 | Africa |
| Malta | 20 | Europe |
| Marshall Islands | 4 | Oceania |
| Mauritania | 29 | Africa |
| Mauritius | 59 | Africa |
| Micronesia | 2 | Oceania |
| Moldova | 1,238 | Europe |
| Monaco | 3 | Europe |
| Mongolia | 209 | Asia |
| Montenegro | 18 | Europe |
| Morocco | 1,890 | Africa |
| Mozambique | 13 | Africa |
| Namibia | 10 | Africa |
| Nauru | 5 | Oceania |
| Nepal | 3,258 | Asia |
| Netherlands | 149 | Europe |
| New Caledonia | 1 | Europe |
| New Zealand | 309 | Oceania |
| Nicaragua | 49 | South & Central America |
| Niger | 32 | Africa |
| Nigeria | 6,024 | Africa |
| Niue | 14 | Oceania |
| Northern Ireland | 59 | Europe |
| North Korea | 0 | Asia |
| Norway | 84 | Europe |
| Oman | 11 | Asia |
| Palau | 5 | Oceania |
| Panama | 21 | South & Central America |
| Papua New Guinea | 0 | Oceania |
| Paraguay | 17 | South & Central America |
| Portugal | 66 | Europe |
| Qatar | 19 | Asia |
| Romania | 1,327 | Europe |
| Russia | 2,353 | Europe |
| Rwanda | 333 | Africa |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 7 | South & Central America |
| Saint Lucia | 4 | South & Central America |
| Saint Vincent and The Grenadines | 16 | South & Central America |
| Samoa | 0 | Oceania |
| San Marino | 1 | Europe |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 0 | Africa |
| Saudi Arabia | 217 | Asia |
| Senegal | 270 | Africa |
| Serbia | 298 | Europe |
| Seychelles | 6 | Africa |
| Sierra Leone | 3,397 | Africa |
| Singapore | 45 | Asia |
| Slovakia | 80 | Europe |
| Slovenia | 16 | Europe |
| Solomon Islands | 0 | Oceania |
| Somalia | 175 | Africa |
| South Africa | 833 | Africa |
| Spain | 232 | Europe |
| Sri Lanka | 708 | Asia |
| Sudan | 757 | Africa |
| Suriname | 15 | South & Central America |
| Swaziland | 0 | Africa |
| Sweden | 200 | Europe |
| Switzerland | 229 | Europe |
| Syria | 160 | Asia |
| Taiwan | 391 | Asia |
| Tajikistan | 270 | Europe |
| Tanzania | 175 | Africa |
| Thailand | 73 | Asia |
| The Gambia | 113 | Africa |
| Timor-Leste | 9 | Asia |
| Togo | 845 | Africa |
| Tonga | 93 | Oceania |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 175 | South & Central America |
| Tunisia | 113 | Africa |
| Turkey | 3,077 | Europe |
| Turkmenistan | 143 | Europe |
| Tuvalu | 0 | Oceania |
| Uganda | 418 | Africa |
| Ukraine | 5,799 | Europe |
| United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 92 | Asia |
| Uruguay | 19 | South & Central America |
| Uzbekistan | 4,800 | Europe |
| Vanuatu | 8 | Oceania |
| Vatican City | 0 | Europe |
| Venezuela | 925 | South & Central America |
| Western Samoa | 9 | Oceania |
| Yemen | 149 | Asia |
| Zambia | 79 | Africa |
| Kosovo | 137 | Europe |
| Curacao | 14 | Europe |
| St. Maarten | 2 | Europe |
| Zimbabwe | 123 | Africa |
