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{{About|people originating from [[India]]|native ethnic groups of Venezuela, also sometimes called "Indians"|Indigenous peoples in Venezuela}}<br />
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| group = Indians in Venezuela {{flagicon|India}}{{flagicon|Venezuela}}<br />
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| popplace = [[Caracas]]<br />
| langs = [[English language|English]]{{·}}[[Venezuelan Spanish]]{{·}}[[Languages of India|Indian languages]]<br />
| rels = [[Hinduism]]{{·}}[[Catholic Church|Catholicism]]{{·}}[[Islam]]{{·}}[[Sikhism]]{{·}}[[Religion in India|Religions of India]]<br />
| related-c = [[Indo-Caribbeans]]<br />
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'''Indians in Venezuela''' form one of the smaller populations of the [[Indian diaspora]]. According to the [[Indian Ministry of External Affairs]] (IMEA), among the approximately 690 East Indians living in [[Venezuela]], 400 were Venezuelans of East Indian origin, 280 were Indian citizens and 10 were stateless residents.<ref name=OECD>{{cite web|url=http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/country,,IRBC,,VEN,4562d94e2,41501c712a,0.html|title=Venezuela: Treatment of citizens of East Indian descent by the police and general population |publisher=Refworld|access-date=2004-06-28}}</ref> However, unofficial records put the [[Indo-Caribbeans|Indo-Caribbean]] community from [[Guyana]], [[Suriname]], [[Jamaica]] and [[Trinidad and Tobago]] over 50,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stabroeknews.com/2009/business/11/06/thriving-guyanese-community-in-puerto-ordaz-seeking-consular-services-from-Guyana|title=Thriving Guyanese community in Puerto Ordaz seeking consular services from Guyana|date=6 November 2009}}</ref><br />
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==Migration History==<br />
During the oil-related high-income years of the 1970s, there were around 400 [[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|NRIs]] in Venezuela.{{citation needed|date=February 2014}} The Indian community consisted of personnel from the petroleum and petrochemical sectors, as well as a large number of traders. Many of them had taken their families with them to Venezuela. Most of the traders belonged to the [[Sindhis|Sindhi]] community but there were also some persons from [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Gujarat]] and [[Punjab, India|Punjab]].{{Cn|date=January 2017}}<br />
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When the [[1980s oil glut|oil boom ended]] in 1982, followed by devaluation of the local currency, many of the NRIs decided to seek their fortunes elsewhere.{{Cn|date=January 2017}} Currently, the diaspora has been whittled down to half its former size.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Asian Latin Americans]]<br />
* [[Hinduism in South America#Hinduism in Venezuela|Hinduism in Venezuela]]<br />
* [[Indo-Caribbeans]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Ethnic Groups In Venezuela}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian diaspora by country|Venezuela]]<br />
[[Category:Indian diaspora in South America|Venezuela]]<br />
[[Category:Ethnic groups in Venezuela]]<br />
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