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              Indians in Gulf:
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              New Delhi: Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) 
              account for the maximum number of Indians working in the Gulf, the 
              government said Wednesday.
 Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi told the Lok Sabha 
              that a total of two million Indians work in Saudi Arabia followed 
              by 1.8 million in the UAE.
 
 Kuwait was home to an Indian working population of 641,062 
              followed by Oman (581,832), Qatar (500,000) and Bahrain (400,000), 
              he said.
 
 Iraq accounted for 16,000 Indian workers, Lebanon 10,000, Jordan 
              9,000 and Libya 1,800, he said, quoting statistics provided by 
              Indian diplomatic missions.
 
              
 
 
 
 
 
                
               
              
 
 
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