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	The Lithuanian population has been devastated throughout the centuries by war, disease, and emigration. After the abolition of serfdom in 1861, mass emigration began (mostly to the United States). Over 2.6 million ethnic Lithuanians live outside their homeland as well as hundreds of thousands of Lithuanian Jews.		The Lithuanian population has been devastated throughout the centuries by war, disease, and emigration. After the abolition of serfdom in 1861, mass emigration began (mostly to the United States). Over 2.6 million ethnic Lithuanians live outside their homeland as well as hundreds of thousands of Lithuanian Jews.