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*The two countries signed a treaty in Lisbon in 1970 to allow family unification.<ref>"Portuguese Luxembourger", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_Luxembourger, accessed 13 May 2021.</ref> | *The two countries signed a treaty in Lisbon in 1970 to allow family unification.<ref>"Portuguese Luxembourger", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_Luxembourger, accessed 13 May 2021.</ref> | ||
==Emigration== | |||
*Between the mid-19th century and the early 20th century, approximately one-third of the Luxembourgish population emigrated. Luxembourg was, at the time, a poor country with an economy dominated by agriculture. | *Between the mid-19th century and the early 20th century, approximately one-third of the Luxembourgish population emigrated. Luxembourg was, at the time, a poor country with an economy dominated by agriculture. | ||
*Despite the rather small number of Luxembourgers, there is a relatively large diaspora, in Europe and elsewhere. Particularly, there are populations in the surrounding countries of '''Belgium, France, and Germany'''. For the most part, this is due to historic reasons, especially the three Partitions of Luxembourg, which led to former territories of Luxembourg being incorporated into each of the three surrounding countries. | *Despite the rather small number of Luxembourgers, there is a relatively large diaspora, in Europe and elsewhere. Particularly, there are populations in the surrounding countries of '''Belgium, France, and Germany'''. For the most part, this is due to historic reasons, especially the three Partitions of Luxembourg, which led to former territories of Luxembourg being incorporated into each of the three surrounding countries. | ||
*There are also significant populations in '''the Americas''', with the largest contingent being in '''the United States'''. However, many people of Luxembourgish descent also live in '''Canada and Brazil''', to which large waves of Luxembourgers emigrated in the nineteenth century. | *There are also significant populations in '''the Americas''', with the largest contingent being in '''the United States'''. However, many people of Luxembourgish descent also live in '''Canada and Brazil''', to which large waves of Luxembourgers emigrated in the nineteenth century. | ||
*Others migrated to '''Hungary''' along with Germans during the first phase of German eastward settlement in the 12th century. Transylvanian Saxons and Banat Swabians are the descendants of these settlers.<ref>"Luxembourgers", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxembourgers, accessed 13 May 2021.</ref> | *Others migrated to '''Hungary''' along with Germans during the first phase of German eastward settlement in the 12th century. Transylvanian Saxons and Banat Swabians are the descendants of these settlers.<ref>"Luxembourgers", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxembourgers, accessed 13 May 2021.</ref> | ||
==Emigration== | ==Emigration== | ||
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