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.
Total population | |
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~12-13 million | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Former Yugoslavia | 8,200,000+ |
Serbia (including Kosovo Serbs) | ~6,200,000 (2012) |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | ~1,300,000 (2012) |
Montenegro | 265,895 (Native Serbian speakers)(2011) |
Croatia | ~200,000 (2011) |
Slovenia | ~40,000 (2002) |
Macedonia | ~40,000 (2002) |
Europe | 2,000,000+ |
Germany | ~800,000 (2012) |
Austria | ~400,000 (2012) |
Switzerland | ~200,000 |
France | ~120,000 (2012) |
Italy | ~55,000 (2004) |
Sweden | ~120,000 (2008) |
United Kingdom | ~70,000 (2005) |
Romania | ~20,000 (2002) |
Benelux | ~40,000 (2008) |
Norway | ~12,000 (2006) |
Denmark | ~60,000 (2008) |
Greece | ~15,000 (2001) |
Hungary | ~7,000 |
Spain | ~5,000 (2008) |
North America | 1,200,000+ |
United States | ~1,000,000 |
Canada | 80,320 (2011) |
Other | unknown |
Australia and New Zealand | ~130,000 |
United Arab Emirates | ~15,000 |
Turkey | ~4,000 |
Russia | ~4,000 (2002) |
Languages | |
Serbian | |
Religion | |
Predominantly Serbian Orthodox Christian | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Other Slavic peoples, especially South Slavs |
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