 The colonization of Asia was largely ended in the 20th century, with national drives for independence and self-determination across the continent.Europe has a large number of ethnic groups; Pan and Pfeil (2004) count 87 distinct "peoples of Europe", of which 33 form the majority population in at least one sovereign state, while the remaining 54 constitute ethnic minorities within every state they inhabit (although they may form local regional majorities within a sub-national entity).The total number of national minority populations in Europe is estimated at 105 million people or 14% of 770 million Europeans.