Srbi
Serbian
Predominantly † Eastern Orthodox Christianity
(Serbian Orthodox Church)
Other South Slavic peoples
excluding Kosovo. The 2011 census in Kosovo registered a total of 25,532 Serbs, a boycotted census by the Serbs which failed to enumerate North Kosovo where an estimated 40,000- 50,000 Serbs live.There are 197,984 Serbian citizens in Germany. This figure excludes Serbs who are only citizens of Germany or citizens of other Balkan states and it may include other minor ethnic groups of Serbia. An estimated 700,000 can claim Serbian ethnicity or descent.
Over 265,895 declared as maternal Serbian speakers, while over 178,110 declared ethnically as Serbs.
An estimated 315,000 can claim Serbian descent. The 1965 census registered over 65,000 Serbian-speakers.
The Serbs (Serbian: Срби, Srbi, ) are a nation and South Slavic ethnic group living mainly in the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs inhabit Serbia and the disputed territory of Kosovo, as well as Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina (mostly in Republika Srpska) and form significant minorities in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in Romania, Hungary, Albania, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The Serbian language is also in official use in Greece. There is a large Serbian diaspora (including some autochthonous minorities) in Western Europe, particularly in Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, Austria, France, Italy and the United Kingdom. Outside Europe, there are significant Serbian communities in the United States, Canada and Australia.
The Serbs share cultural traits with the rest of Southeastern Europe, and are predominantly Orthodox Christians by religion. The Serbian language is considered a standardized register of Serbo-Croatian; it is an official language in Serbia (also in the disputed Kosovo) and Bosnia-Herzegovina, and is spoken by a majority in Montenegro. Serbian is the only European language with active digraphia, using both Cyrillic and Latin alphabets.
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