Emeraudian diaspora

Emeraudian diaspora

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Total population
~ 4,000,000
Regions with significant populations
Gaullica	~ 1.2 million
Rizealand	~ 950,000
Cassier	~ 750,000
Satucin	~ 200,000
Vinalia	~ 75,000
Imagua and the Assimas	~ 40,000
Garambura	~ 30,000
Sainte-Chloé	~ 30,000
Languages
Gaullican, Emeraudian Creole, Estmerish
Religion
Sotirianity (Catholic)(Amendist)(Brethren Church), Mufastism

The Emeraudian diaspora is the global community of Emeraudian people and people of Emeraudian descent who either emigrated from Île d'Émeraude and resettled elsewhere or were born outside of Île d'Émeraude. The diaspora first emerged in the early 20th Century as emigration intensified, primarily motivated by the high tensions of the time period caused by the Emeraudian Spring and the Great War. Following independence, emigration slowed but nevertheless steadily continued through the 20th Century as people sought greater economic opportunity abroad. In the modern day, members of the diaspora can be found in much of the world, though the largest populations of Emeraudians outside of Île d'Émeraude are found in Gaullica, Rizealand, Cassier, Satucin and Vinalia.

History

Early emigration: late 19th Century

Emeraudian family arriving in Liberty City, circa 1895

The earliest recorded instances of emigration from Île d'Émeraude took place in the mid 19th Century, many of these being first or second-generation freedmen looking for work abroad. However, as many were simply too poor to move to another country, these instances were rather few and far between; only 10,000 Emeraudians were documented as emigrants between 1840 and 1875.

Beginning in the 1880's, as the Gaullican colonial empire began to reorganize, the number of Emeraudian emigrants began to steadily increase, with many resettling elsewhere within the empire in places such as Cassier and continental Gaullica. Some would also choose to resettle in Rizealand, which is where the Emeraudian diaspora within Rizealand originates.