Of Germany's approximately 81.8 million inhabitants, 7.2 million are foreigners. Integration within the European Union and the Western world, the dissolution of the Eastern bloc, and the immigration of people from Asian and African countries naturally meant a considerable increase in the number of foreigners of different color in Germany. The Turks have long been the largest foreign community, followed by people from present-day Yugoslavia.
 

Countries of Origin for Foreigners in Germany (1996)

Country                                                               Population

Turkey                                                                2,014,000

Yugoslavia                                                             798,000

Italy                                                                      586,000

Greece                                                                  360,000

Bosnia/Herzegovina                                                316,000

Poland                                                                   277,000

Croatia                                                                  185,000

Austria                                                                  184,000

Spain                                                                     132,000

Portugal                                                                 125,000

British Isles                                                            116,000

Holland                                                                  113,000

Romania                                                                 109,000

United States                                                           108,000

Iran                                                                       107,000

France                                                                     99,000

Vietnam                                                                   96,000

Morocco                                                                  82,000

Former Soviet Union                                                58,000

(Afghanistan-59,000; Lebanon-55,000; Sri Lanka-55,000; Hungary-57,000; Pakistan-37,000; India-35,000; China-33,000)