Archdiocese of Russian Orthodox churches in Western Europe Since its reception by the Ecumenical Patriarch in 1931, the Exarchate has grown to roughly 100 parishes (more than 40 of which are in France), served by about 66 priests who care for the needs of an increasingly multi-cultural flock, numbering roughly 100,000 strong. The Exarchate also has one monastery for women, the of the Veil of Our Lady (Bussy-en-Othe, Burgundy, France), which publishes translations of liturgical materials. Communities of the Exarchate, the largest Orthodox group in France where it is centered, range throughout Western Europe, including Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Italy and Spain. The Exarchate has
Foreign interactions with Europe in far north east Europe. Many African populations have a large proportion of western Eurasian DNA particularly north Africa which is about 90% western Eurasian the above study is confirmed by y-dna and mtDNA analysis of north Africa for example over 90% of north African men belong to the western Eurasian E3B,J,G, or R1 haplogroups In sub-Saharan Africa amounts of western Eurasian DNA can be found in speakers of the afro-Asiatic language branch. In modern Europe up to 1% of the population is African (excluding north African) in origin. In modern Europe up to 1% of the population is eastern