[Chinese live in the United States, 42,100 in Canada and 25,000 in Mexico. [The Central American countries. to-Jgether have 'a Chinese population of 9400, while in South" Americ Peru has 5,104 Chinese within borders, Chile 2.700, Brazil. 620, JArgentina 600, and Venezuela 2,626. The West Indies have a total of 36,-
Comparatively fewer Chinese live Jin Europe, though they are to be found in every European - country. }Franco has the largest Chinese popuation in Europe with 17,000, Britain jand Holland come next ' with 8,000 Jeach; Germany has 1,800 Chinese resi-Jdents; Portuga. 1.200; Denmark 900; Belgium 580; Italy 274; Switzerland 149; and Poland 139. The number falls below 100 in the other European countries, the Baltic States and Sean-Jdinavian' countries having less than ten Chinese each.
Soviet Russia has 251.500 Chinese residents, while in Turkey there are 7,000 Chinese, though the majority of them have acquired Turkish citizenship.
Portugal holds jurisdiction _over 119,875 Chinese in Macao, in addition to 3500 in Timor island. The Chi-pose'" population of Hongkong is placed at 825,635.—Reuter.
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