There is a significant community of Egyptians in Italy. As of 2006, Egypt's Ministry of Manpower and Emigration estimated that there were 210,000 Egyptians in Italy, making up roughly 41% of the 510,000 Egyptians in Europe and nearly triple the size of the next-largest community, namely Egyptians in the United Kingdom. However, 2008 OECD data showed just 63,700 Egyptians in Italy.
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—Bible: Hebrew, Exodus 14:26,27.
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