Turkey has taken in roughly 1.9 million refugees while Lebanon has accepted 1.1 million. The United States accepted 70,000 refugees from around the globe in 2013, the most recent year for which statistics are available. Roughly half of those were from two countries: Iraq and Burma.
The longest government shutdown in history happened when Democrat Clinton and Republicans in Congress, who controlled both houses, disagreed over funding on Medicare, education and the environment. Republicans wanted to curb government spending, clashing with Clinton over his ideas.
It may be the first time in 17 years for the federal government, but states are no strangers to government shutdowns. Take Minnesota. For 20 days in July 2011, the Minnesota state government shut down, according to a state report. Nearly 200,000 staff hours were redirected from normal duties to preparation for and recovery from the shutdown. And more than a million pieces of correspondence were sent out at a cost of $552,000.