For the first time ever, applications have been received from the following countries: Belarus, Benin, Botswana, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Lebanon, Mali, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. The highest numbers of unique nomination applications have come from Russia (14), China (10), Nigeria (6), the United States (5), India (4) and Brazil (3).
