Overseas Chinese
| 海外華人 | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 50 million (2012) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Thailand
|
9,392,792 |
 Malaysia
|
6,650,000 |
 United States
|
4,947,968 |
 Indonesia
|
7,670,000 |
 Singapore
|
2,547,300 |
 Myanmar
|
1,637,540 |
 Canada
|
1,487,580 |
 Philippines
|
1,350,000 |
 Peru
|
1,300,000 |
 South Korea
|
1,056,993 |
 Vietnam
|
970,927 |
 Australia
|
866,200 |
 France
|
700,000 |
 Japan
|
674,871 |
 United Kingdom
|
466,000 |
 Venezuela
|
400,000 |
 South Africa
|
300,000-4000,000 |
 Russia
|
200,000-400,000 |
 Italy
|
320,794 |
 Brazil
|
300,000 |
 Angola
|
259,000 |
 Germany
|
212,000 |
 New Zealand
|
191, 681 |
 Laos
|
190,000 |
 United Arab Emirates
|
180,000 |
 Colombia
|
160,000 |
|
Brazil
|
151,000 |
 Cambodia
|
150,000 |
 Spain
|
145,245 |
 Panama
|
135,000 |
| Languages | |
| Languages of China and various languages of the countries they inhabit | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Buddhism, Taoism with Confucianism. Significant Christian, small Muslim and other religious minorities. | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Chinese people | |
Overseas Chinese (traditional Chinese: 海外華人; simplified Chinese: 海外华人; pinyin: Hǎiwài Huárén) are people of Chinese birth or descent who live outside the People's Republic of China (the Mainland, Hong Kong, Macau) and Republic of China (Taiwan). People of partial Chinese ancestry living outside the Greater China Area may also consider themselves overseas Chinese. Overseas Chinese can be of the Han Chinese ethnic majority, or from any of the other ethnic groups in China.
The Chinese language has various terms equivalent to the English "Overseas Chinese" which refers to Chinese citizens residing in countries other than China: Huáqiáo (simplified Chinese: 华侨; traditional Chinese: 華僑; pinyin: Huáqiáo) or Hoan-kheh in Hokkien (Chinese: 番客). The term haigui (海归) refers to returned overseas Chinese and guīqiáo qiáojuàn (归侨侨眷) to their returning relatives.
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