calendar year. Refers to persons who are not considered nationals by any country under the operation of its laws. Persons of concern to UNHCR not included in the previous columns but to whom UNHCR extends protection and/or assistance. The category of people in a refugee-like situation is descriptive in nature and includes groups of people who are outside their country of origin and who face protection risks similar to those of refugees, but for whom refugee status has, for practical or other reasons, not been ascertained. The data are generally provided by Governments, based on their own definitions and methods of data collection. A dash (-) indicates that the value is zero, not available or not applicable. Source: UNHCR/Governments. Compiled by: UNHCR, FICSS. Residing in Nepal [1] Refugees [2] 72,654 Asylum Seekers [3] 928 Returned Refugees [4] 0 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPS) [5] 0 Returned IDPs [6] 0 Stateless Persons [7] 800,000 The figure of 800,000 stateless persons is an estimated figure of individuals who lack citizenship certificates in Nepal. The exact number as well as the exact reasons for not having the certificate is currently not known. In 1995, the Government of Nepal sponsored the Dhanapati Commission, which concluded that approximately 3.4 million Nepalis were lacking citizenship certificates. A Government-initiated task force then distributed 2.6 million certificates in 2007. The estimate of 800,000 was arrived at by deducting 2.6 million (number of certificates issues) from the original estimated figure of 3.4 million. The Government of Nepal is also supporting