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**Squatting** is the act of occupying an abandoned or unoccupied area of
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[land](land "wikilink") or a building, usually residential, that the
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**squatter** does not own, rent or otherwise have lawful permission to
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use. In 2004, there were an estimated one billion squatters around the
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world, mainly in much of the [Global South](Global_South "wikilink"),
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where extensive slums and shanty towns built on the edge of major cities
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built without permission. In the [Global
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North](Global_North "wikilink"), squatting is used by
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[autonomists](Autonomism "wikilink") and
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[anarchists](Anarchism "wikilink") to provide free housing and social
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centers to cities.
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## See Also
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- [List of Squats](List_of_Squats "wikilink") |