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An expatriate (often shortened to expat) is a person who resides outside their country of citizenship.[1]
The term often refers to a professional, skilled worker, or student from an affluent country.[2] However, it may also refer to retirees, artists and other individuals who have chosen to live outside their native country.[citation needed]
The International Organization for Migration of the United Nations defines the term as 'a person who voluntarily renounces his or her nationality'.[3] Historically, it also referred to exiles.[4]
The UAE is the country with the highest percentage of expatriates in the world after the Vatican City, with expatriates in the United Arab Emirates representing 88% of the population.[5][6]
- ^ "expatriate | Definition of expatriate in English by Oxford Dictionaries". Oxford Dictionaries | English. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ Castree, Noel; Rob Kitchen; Alisdair Rogers (25 April 2013). A Dictionary of Human Geography (1 ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199599868.
- ^ "International Migration Law No. 34 - Glossary on Migration". International Organization for Migration: 67–68. 19 June 2019. ISSN 1813-2278.
- ^ "Definition of expatriate in English". Oxford Dictionaries. Oxford University Press. 2017. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017.
- ^ Snoj, Jure (12 April 2015). "UAE´s population – by nationality". BQ Magazine. Archived from the original on 21 March 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "United Arab Emirates", The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, 12 October 2023, retrieved 23 October 2023