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==Immigration to Romania==
==Immigration to Romania==
*Over half of the country's foreign-born residents originate from '''Republic of Moldova'''. Owing to the former period of union between most of Moldova and Romania, many Moldovans are eligible for Romanian citizenship on the basis of descent. Many immigrants from the Republic of Moldova prefer to settle in the '''Romanian counties from the region of Moldavia''', because there the culture is more similar to their home country.<ref name="imm">"Immigration to Romania", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_to_Romania, accessed 5 July 2021.</ref>
*Over half of the country's foreign-born residents originate from '''Republic of Moldova'''. Owing to the former period of union between most of Moldova and Romania, many Moldovans are eligible for Romanian citizenship on the basis of descent. Many immigrants from the Republic of Moldova prefer to settle in the '''Romanian counties from the region of Moldavia''', because there the culture is more similar to their home country.<ref name="imm">"Immigration to Romania", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_to_Romania, accessed 5 July 2021.</ref>
*In recent years, considerable numbers of '''Chinese and Vietnamese''' citizens work in Romania, due to the emigration of a large part of the Romanian workforce. There are also workers from '''Nepal, the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Ukraine, Serbia, Lebanon, Turkey'''. Many '''Chinese''' live in the '''Ilfov County (the county surrounding Bucharest)'''.<ref name="imm"/>
*In recent years, considerable numbers of '''Chinese and Vietnamese''' citizens work in Romania, due to the emigration of a large part of the Romanian workforce. There are also workers from '''Nepal, the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Ukraine, Serbia, Lebanon, Türkiye'''. Many '''Chinese''' live in the '''Ilfov County (the county surrounding Bucharest)'''.<ref name="imm"/>
*Arabs in Romania come primarily from '''Syria (including refugees of the Syrian Civil War), Lebanon, Iraq and Tunisia'''. In 2018, most '''asylum applicants''' were from Iraq, Syria and Iran.
*Arabs in Romania come primarily from '''Syria (including refugees of the Syrian Civil War), Lebanon, Iraq and Tunisia'''. In 2018, most '''asylum applicants''' were from Iraq, Syria and Iran.
*Africans come primarily to '''study in Romania''', most of them from the '''Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria and the Republic of Congo'''.
*Africans come primarily to '''study in Romania''', most of them from the '''Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria and the Republic of Congo'''.
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*Hungary - 8,000
*Hungary - 8,000
*Serbia (with Kosovo) - 8,000
*Serbia (with Kosovo) - 8,000
*Turkey - 8,000
*Türkiye - 8,000
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*Russia - 7,000
*Russia - 7,000
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==Emigration from Romania==
==Emigration from Romania==
Romanians, who emigrated for the first time in larger figures between 1910 and 1925, and left in mass after the fall of communist regime in Romania in 1989, are found today in large numbers in '''Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Russia, Turkey, Belgium, the U.K., Ireland, China, Japan, Australia, the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela and Argentina''''. Today there are over 10 million people of Romanian descent outside the country.<ref>"List of diasporas", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_diasporas#R, accessed 5 July 2021.</ref>
Romanians, who emigrated for the first time in larger figures between 1910 and 1925, and left in mass after the fall of communist regime in Romania in 1989, are found today in large numbers in '''Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Russia, Türkiye, Belgium, the U.K., Ireland, China, Japan, Australia, the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela and Argentina''''. Today there are over 10 million people of Romanian descent outside the country.<ref>"List of diasporas", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_diasporas#R, accessed 5 July 2021.</ref>
*Romanians in '''Italy''' became a significant population after 1999, due to a large wave of emigration. A large part of Romanian emigrants went to '''Spain or Italy''', whose national languages are Romance languages like Romanian. They were followed by another wave beginning in 2002, when Romanian citizens obtained the right to move to any Schengen Zone country without a visa. As of 2019, there were 1,145,718 Romanian citizens living in Italy.<ref>"Romanians in Spain", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanians_in_Italy, accessed 5 July 2021.</ref>
*Romanians in '''Italy''' became a significant population after 1999, due to a large wave of emigration. A large part of Romanian emigrants went to '''Spain or Italy''', whose national languages are Romance languages like Romanian. They were followed by another wave beginning in 2002, when Romanian citizens obtained the right to move to any Schengen Zone country without a visa. As of 2019, there were 1,145,718 Romanian citizens living in Italy.<ref>"Romanians in Spain", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanians_in_Italy, accessed 5 July 2021.</ref>
*Emigration to '''Spain''' started to increase slowly during the late 1990s, and exploded after 2002. By 2011, it reached a peak of nearly 900,000 people, after which the Romanian population has been steadily decreasing, falling to 669,434 by 2019.<ref>"Romanians in Spain", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanians_in_Spain, accessed 5 July 2021.</ref>
*Emigration to '''Spain''' started to increase slowly during the late 1990s, and exploded after 2002. By 2011, it reached a peak of nearly 900,000 people, after which the Romanian population has been steadily decreasing, falling to 669,434 by 2019.<ref>"Romanians in Spain", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanians_in_Spain, accessed 5 July 2021.</ref>
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*[[Israel Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Israel Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Russia Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Russia Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Turkey Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Türkiye Emigration and Immigration]]
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*[[Belgium Emigration and Immigration]]  
*[[Belgium Emigration and Immigration]]