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Greek Diaspora is the term that refers to the Greek communities that have formed outside the traditional homelands of the Greek people. For an estimate on the figures of the Greek diaspora, see the Greeks.

The General Secretariat for Greeks Abroad is a dependency of the Greek foreign ministry. It has compiled several studies over Greeks living outside Greece and Cyprus.

Here is the demographic distribution of Greek citizens and people of Greek origin through the world:

Country Greek Population
USA 3.000.000
Australia 700.000
Canada 450.000
Germany 354.500
Ukraine 250.000
Russia 150.000
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 212.000
Georgia 120.000
South Africa 120.000
Kazakhstan 50.000
Brazil 50.000
France 35.000
Bulgaria 25.000
Belgium 25.000
Italy 21.000
Argentina 20.000
Sweden 20.000
Armenia 15.000
Romania 14.000
Uzbekistan 10.500
New Zealand 10.000
Latvia 10.000
Switzerland 8.340
Austria 6.500
Egypt 5.000
Democratic Republic of Congo (ex. Zaire) 5.000
Poland 4.300
Moldavia 4.000
Netherlands 4.000
Turkey 4.000
Zimbabwe 4.000
Venezuela 2.500
Hungary 2.500
Czech Republic 2.500
Lebanon 1.500
Oman 1.500
Israel 1.500
Saudi Arabia 1.300
Luxembourg 1.200
Cameroon 1.200
Mexico 1.000
Uruguay 1.000
Chile 1.000
Syria 1.000
Panama 800
Malawi 800
Zambia 700
Ethiopia 700
Sudan 700
Azerbaijan 580
Denmark 500
Jordan 400
Norway 350
Bahamas 300
Spain 300
Nigeria 300
Tanzania 300
Lithuania 250
Colombia 200
Ireland 200
Kenya 200
United Arab Emirates 200
Morocco 180
Peru 150
Portugal 150
Finland 150
Djibouti 150
Botswana 150
Kuwait 150
Hong Kong 150
Bolivia 100
Japan 100
Costa Rica 80
Papua New Guinea 70
Madagascar 60
Ivory Coast 60
Iran 60
Tunisia 50
Senegal 50
Central African Republic 40
Qatar 40
Cuba 30
Algeria 30
Eritrea 30
Paraguay 20
Guatemala 20
Ecuador 20
Togo 20
Chad 20
Mozambique 20
Namibia 20
Congo 10
TOTAL 5.607.950

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