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Serbs facts for kids
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| ~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 | |
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.
Images for kids
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Gavrilo Princip, who assassinated Franz Ferdinand, which triggered the July Crisis and ultimately the start of World War I.
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Geographical distribution of the diaspora
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Linguistic map of Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Croatia; Serbs in yellow
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Vuk Karadžić, reformer of modern Serbian language
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Kosovo Maiden (1919) by Serbian artist Uroš Predić.
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Emir Kusturica, film director who twice won the Palme d'Or
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Ćevapi, or Ćevapčići, are the national dish of Serbia
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Nemanjić dynasty members, most important dynasty of Serbia in the Middle Ages
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Three-finger salute
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Serbian folk attire from Šumadija region.
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Old Silent dance from Glamoč.
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slava, a family feast in honour of its patron saint.
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An Orthodox priest places the badnjak on a fire during Christmas Eve.