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 |
| File:ImaguaFlag.png 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
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 in the decades following emancipation. However, as many were simply too poor to make such a move, these instances were rather few and far between; only 10,000 Emeraudians were documented as emigrants by the colonial government 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.
Turmoil & Back-to-Bahia: early 20th Century
Emigration continued at a steady rate through the 1900's and into the 1910's,