Countries
There are seven countries in which South Slavs are the main population:
- Bulgaria (85% Bulgarians)
- Serbia (83% Serbs, 2% Bosniaks, 1% Yugoslavs 1% Croats, 1% Montenegrins)
- Croatia (90% Croats, 4% Serbs)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (46% Bosniaks, 37% Serbs, 15% Croats)
- Macedonia (64% ethnic Macedonians, 2% Serbs, 1% Bosniaks)
- Slovenia (83% Slovenes, 2% Serbs, 2% Croats, 1% Bosniaks)
- Montenegro (45% Montenegrins, 29% Serbs, 13% Bosniaks and Muslims by nationality, 1% Croats)
In addition, there are local South Slavic minorities in non-Slavic neighbouring countries such as:
- Italy: (Slovenes, Croats)
- Austria: (Croats, Slovenes)
- Hungary: (Croats, Serbs, Slovenes)
- Romania: (Croats, Bulgarians, Serbs, Macedonians),
- Turkey: (Bulgarians, Bosniaks, Macedonians)
- Greece: (Slavic-speakers of Greek Macedonia, Pomaks)
- Albania: (Bulgarians, Macedonians, Serbs, Montenegrins)
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