Serbs
South-Slavic ethnic group / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Serbs (Serbian: Срби, Srbi) are a South Slavic people living in the Balkans and Central Europe, mainly in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and in Croatia, in Krajina region.
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Total population | |
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~12-13 million [1][2] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Former Yugoslavia | 8,200,000+ |
Serbia (including Kosovo Serbs) | ~6,200,000 (2012)[3] |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | ~1,300,000 (2012)[4] |
Montenegro | 265,895 (Native Serbian speakers)(2011)[5] |
Croatia | ~200,000 (2011)[6] |
Slovenia | ~40,000 (2002)[7] |
Macedonia | ~40,000 (2002)[8] |
Europe | 2,000,000+ |
Germany | ~800,000 (2012)[9] |
Austria | ~400,000 (2012)[10] |
Switzerland | ~200,000[11] |
France | ~120,000 (2012)[12] |
Italy | ~55,000 (2004)[13] |
Sweden | ~120,000 (2008)[14] |
United Kingdom | ~70,000 (2005)[15] |
Romania | ~20,000 (2002)[16] |
Benelux | ~40,000 (2008)[17] |
Norway | ~12,000 (2006)[18] |
Denmark | ~60,000 (2008)[19] |
Greece | ~15,000 (2001)[20] |
Hungary | ~7,000[21] |
Spain | ~5,000 (2008)[22] |
North America | 1,200,000+ |
United States | ~1,000,000[23] |
Canada | 80,320 (2011)[24] |
Other | unknown[25] |
Australia and New Zealand | ~130,000[26] |
United Arab Emirates | ~15,000[27] |
Turkey | ~4,000[28] |
Russia | ~4,000 (2002)[29] |
Languages | |
Serbian | |
Religion | |
Predominantly Serbian Orthodox Christian | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Other Slavic peoples, especially South Slavs |
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