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The UK government spent £7.2 billion on development in 2008/09 and the DFID aid programme accounted for £5.8 billion (81%) of this expenditure.

Further information can be found at:

• Key statistics

DFID works directly in over 150 countries worldwide. The top twenty countries that received bilateral aid in 2008/09 are:

Rank	Country	£ m
1	India	297
2	Ethiopia	166
3	Afghanistan	147
4	Bangladesh	133
5	Tanzania	133
6	Pakistan	120
7	Nigeria	110
8	Sudan	106
9	Kenya	103
10	Ghana	99
11	Congo (Dem Rep)	94
12	Malawi	77
13	Uganda	71
14	Rwanda	70
15	Mozambique	65
16	Nepal	58
17	Burma	57
18	Zimbabwe	56
19	Vietnam	55
20	Sierra Leone	48

For more information on which countries DFID works in:

• DFID's work around the world
• Statistics on International Development 2009

Today DFID works with over 200 international and UK civil society organisations and has direct or indirect links with thousands of civil society organisations in developing countries.

You can find out more at:

• How DFID works with Civil Society
• Statistics on International Development, 2008/09, Table 19 - DFID expenditure through UK CSOs 2008/09 [XLS - 38 KB]

DFID provides aid to people affected by humanitarian crises. DFID spent £449 million on bilateral humanitarian assistance during 2008/09 - the top ten bilateral recipients were:

Rank	Country		£m
1	Sudan	91
2	Congo (Dem Rep)	46
3	Iraq	20
4	Zimbabwe	18
5	Indonesia	15
6	Uganda	14
7	Somalia	14
8	Bangladesh	13
9	Afghanistan	8
10	Pakistan	8

• Getting involved: Disasters and emergencies

As at March 2009

Staff in London office - 901

Staff in East Kilbride office - 512

UK staff currently based overseas - 410

Staff appointed in country - 763

Total = 2,586

• Staff numbers are included in our Annual Report