The scope of the Syrian refugee crisis explained in one map

Syrian refugee families live in tents outside Amman, Jordan, where the winter weather was especially harsh in early December. Photo by Shadi Alnsoor/Getty Images

In total, 2.2 million Syrians have been internationally displaced by the turmoil gripping their home nation. Half are children. Most left home by crossing Syria's border by land and now shelter in neighboring Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Turkey -- nations overwhelmed by their growing refugee populations. Some have traveled further abroad, to North Africa or Eastern Europe. The AFP presents data on refugees across the Middle East in an infographic published today:

We published our own map in September, but the numbers have grown by about 5,000 per day since then. The PBS NewsHour has reported on Syrian refugees extensively this year, from Bulgaria, to Jordan, to Lebanon to Iraq. For our complete coverage, watch this playlist of 20 major reports on this topic since late 2012:

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