04-06-2006, 09:55 PM
<b>The forgotten Indian diaspora</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The largest number of Indians currently reside in the USA (1,678,765), followed by UK (1,200,000) and South Africa (1,000,000) Lowest number of Indians are to be found in Cape Verde (4), Lithuania, Equador, South Korea (5) and Croatia (10).
Country PIOs NRIs Stateless
Myanmar 2,500,000 2,000 400,000
Malaysia 1,600,000 15,000 50,000
Australia 160,000 30,000
Canada 700,000 150,000 1,000
Trinidad & Tobago500,000 600
Suriname 150,306 150
Guyana 395,250 100
Switzerland 8,400 4,800 300
Sweden 9,000 2,000
Argentina 1,200 400
Afghanistan 500
Peru 10 135
Egypt 40 1,350
Poland 75 750
China 5 300
Cape Verde 4
Romania 2 489
Columbia 1 19
Costa Rica 1 15
Maldives 1 9,000<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Country PIOs NRIs Stateless
Myanmar 2,500,000 2,000 400,000
Malaysia 1,600,000 15,000 50,000
Australia 160,000 30,000
Canada 700,000 150,000 1,000
Trinidad & Tobago500,000 600
Suriname 150,306 150
Guyana 395,250 100
Switzerland 8,400 4,800 300
Sweden 9,000 2,000
Argentina 1,200 400
Afghanistan 500
Peru 10 135
Egypt 40 1,350
Poland 75 750
China 5 300
Cape Verde 4
Romania 2 489
Columbia 1 19
Costa Rica 1 15
Maldives 1 9,000<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->