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*Many Europeans settled in '''Oran and Algiers''', and by the early 20th century they formed a majority of the population in both cities. | *Many Europeans settled in '''Oran and Algiers''', and by the early 20th century they formed a majority of the population in both cities. | ||
*During the late 19th and early 20th century, the European share was almost a fifth of the population. The French government aimed at making Algeria an assimilated part of France, and this included substantial educational investments especially after 1900. | *During the late 19th and early 20th century, the European share was almost a fifth of the population. The French government aimed at making Algeria an assimilated part of France, and this included substantial educational investments especially after 1900. | ||
*Between 90,000 and 165,000 Sahrawis from Western Sahara live in the '''Sahrawi refugee camps in the western Algerian Sahara desert'''. | |||
*There are also more than 4,000 '''Palestinian refugees''', who are well integrated and have not asked for assistance from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). | |||
*In 2009, 35,000 '''Chinese migrant workers''' lived in Algeria. | |||
==Emigration From Algeria== | ==Emigration From Algeria== | ||