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Croatian people

Croats
Hrvati
Oton Ivekovic, Dolazak Hrvata na Jadran.jpg
Oton Iveković: Arrival of Croats to the Adriatic Sea
Total population
(c. 7.5–8.5 million)
Regions with significant populations
Croatia Croatia 3,874,321 (2011) census
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 544,780 (2013) census
Europe c. 5.5 million
 Germany 227,510 – 350,000 (est.)
 Austria 150,719 (2001)
 Serbia 57,900 (2011)
  Switzerland 40,484 (2006)
 France 40,000 (est.)
 Slovenia 35,642
 Sweden 35,000 (est.)
 Hungary 23,561
 Italy 21,360
 Netherlands 10,000
 United Kingdom 6,992
 Romania 6,786
 Montenegro 6,021
 Denmark 5,400
 Norway 5,272
 Slovakia 2,600
 Czech Republic 850–2,000
North America c. 530,000 – 1,200,000
 United States 414,714 (2012) – 1,200,000 (est.)
 Canada 114,880
South America c. 650,000
 Chile 200,000 – 380,000
 Argentina 250,000
 Brazil 20,000 (est.)
 Peru 6,000
 Paraguay 5,000
 Ecuador 4,000
Other c. 250,000
 Australia 126,264 (2011)
 New Zealand 2,550–60,000 (2006 est.)
 South Africa 8,000
Languages
Croatian
Religion
Mostly Roman Catholic
Related ethnic groups
Other Slavs, especially other South Slavs
Serbs, Bosniaks, Montenegrins, Slovenes and Macedonians

Croats (/ˈkræt, ˈkrɑːt/; Croatian: Hrvati, pronounced [xr̩ʋăːti]) are a nation and South Slavic ethnic group at the crossroads of Central Europe, Southeast Europe, and the Mediterranean Sea. Croats mainly live in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, but are an officially recognized minority in Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, and Slovakia. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have migrated throughout Europe (especially Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France and Italy) and the Americas (particularly the United States, Canada, Argentina, and Chile), establishing a diaspora.


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