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Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) -The number of dual nationals in Switzerland is contributing strongly to the continuing rise in the number of the Swiss abroad, according to the federal government, which 16 February issued the latest figures. Seventy-two percent of all Swiss abroad are dual nationals.

At the end of 2009 Switzerland had 684,974 citizens living outside the country, an increase of 100,000 since the year 2000. The greatest increases were in France and Germany. Some 60 percent of Swiss abroad live in the European Community.

The largest community of Swiss abroad is found in France (179,106), followed by Germany (76,565), Italy (48,638), Great Britain (28,861), Spain (23,802) and Austria (14,194). Outside Europe, the largest number of Swiss nationals live in the USA (74,966), Canada (38,866), Australia (22,757), Argentina (15,624), Brazil (14,653), Israel (14,251) and South Africa (9,035).

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News story, GenevaLunch, 18 February 2010.

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