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Which countries have South Slavic majorities?

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Map of Balkan states, with dark purple for countries usually included: Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Albania, North Macedonia, Romania, and Bulgaria. Light purple marks countries sometimes included: Moldova, Greece, and Turkey.
Balkans

In the Balkans, the South Slavs constitute the majority of the population in the following countries:

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina1
  • Bulgaria1
  • Croatia1
  • Montenegro1
  • North Macedonia1
  • Serbia1
  • Slovenia1

While these nations share a South Slavic heritage, they are linguistically and culturally diverse. The Bulgarians, North Macedonians, and Slovenes speak their own distinct Slavic languages, whereas the South Slavs of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro primarily speak dialects of Serbo-Croatian.1

It is important to note that ethnic composition can be complex; for example, while South Slavic peoples are the majority in these states, other countries in the Balkan region, such as Albania, do not have South Slavic majorities. Additionally, within specific territories like Kosovo, the ethnic makeup is predominantly Albanian, with South Slavic groups representing a smaller portion of the population.12