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Originally Posted by hughesnick312
It's funny how most of these figures match the old empires of UK, France and Spain
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There are some discrepancies though. For example the former Spanish colonies in the Caribbean are more populated than the former French and British colonies in that region, yet Paris and London have far more Caribbean immigrants than either Madrid or Barcelona.
Egypt (formerly British) is as populated as the Maghreb (formerly French), yet there are 10 times more North African immigrants in Paris than in London, and according to the data I have, even the Egyptians are slightly more numerous in Paris than in London.
Portugal is also an odd case. There are 15 times more Portuguese immigrants in far-flung Paris than in nearby Madrid, despite the geographical and linguistic proximity between Madrid and Portugal.