Dezevauni people in Amathia
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 328,523 to 384,567 Approximately 1% of the Amathian population (2019) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Arciluco, Zirnaria | |
| Languages | |
| Amathian, Ziba | |
| Religion | |
| Badi, Episemialism, Irreligion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Dezevauni people |
The Dezevauni people in Amathia, formed by Amathian residents and citizens with Dezevauni origins, are the largest ethnically non-Euclean minority in Amathia, and the third-largest ethnic minority in the country overall (after Piraeans and Miruvians). It forms one of the most populous Dezevauni diasporic groups in the world, is the third largest in Euclea (after communities in Gaullica and Estmere), and significantly, it is to date the only minority to have immigrated in recent times to be recognised by the Amathian Government.
Most of the group have their origins in the guest workers invited by the Amathian Equalist Republic, which was on good terms with the similarly socialist regime in Dezevau. In the postwar period, the Dezevauni population was rapidly increasing, while the government desired foreign investment; in Amathia, economic growth created a need for labour. As the Equalists became more authoritarian while the Cultural Revolution ideologised Dezevauni foreign policy, relations declined, and with them, the flow of migrants. However, after the establishment of the modern liberal democratic Amathia and the end of the Cultural Revolution in Dezevau, relations recovered, and there is a small migratory flow from Dezevau to Amathia again, influenced by historical links.
Many Dezevaunis who moved to Amathia were Episemialist (many of the Patriarchate of Noavanau), with their communities having been converted by Amathian missionaries in colonial times. Many, however, are Badist, possibly in greater proportions than in Dezevau itself where irreligion is dominant. Many Dezevaunis in Amathia are also irreligious.
Most Dezevaunis in Amathia moved to and live in urban areas such as Arciluco, as is the typical pattern for international migrants. They had a significant presence in West Arciluco during Soravian rule.