Population
Most of the inhabitants of the republic were ethnic Hungarians, while other ethnic groups that lived in the area included Croats, Serbs, Šokci, Bunjevci, Germans, Romanis, Banat Romanians, Germans, Slovaks and others.
- According to the Serbian census in 1919, population of Pécs consisted of 14485 south Slavs, 17901 Hungarians, 14549 Germans
- According to the Hungarian census in 1920, population of Pécs consisted of 45 Serbs, 326 Croats, 40655 Hungarians, 5034 Germans
This differences clearly demonstrate the Serb efforts of annexation, moreover, at the Serbian Census, they had to calculate the members of the Serbian Army into the census because there was a classified order about this.
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