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The Latvian diaspora refers to Latvians and people of Latvian descent residing outside Latvia.
According to estimates by the Latvian Foreign Ministry, as at 2012, about 370,000 Latvian citizens permanently resided outside of Latvia, most of them having emigrated in the preceding decade.[1] The largest Latvian communities are in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Ireland, Sweden, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, Brazil, Belgium, Israel, Norway, Finland, Spain and Portugal.[2]
^Diaspora Policy in Latvia - Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia official website
^BNN (2018-09-25). "OCMA: majority of Latvian immigrants live in Britain, Ireland and Germany". Baltic News Network. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
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