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# Long description

Map of the world colour-coded to show Chinese-speaking areas. China is coloured in deep red to show it is a Native Chinese-speaking country. Countries coloured in light red show those countries with more than 5 million Chinese speakers – this includes countries such as Indonesia and Thailand. Countries coloured in dark blue show those with more than 1 million Chinese speakers – this includes countries such as Vietnam, Philippines, Myanmar, the United States, Canada and Peru. Countries coloured in light purple show those with more than 500,000 Chinese speakers – this includes countries such as Australia, Russia, Kazakhstan and the UK. Countries coloured in light blue show those with more than 100,000 Chinese speakers – this includes countries such as Brazil, India, South Africa and Angola, New Zealand and the majority of western Europe. Dark blue dots on the map show the location of major Chinese-speaking communities.