Slovenes

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Slovenes
Slovenci

Slovene girls of the Gail Valley (Ziljska dolina) in holiday costume, Carinthia (1865)
Total population
c. 2.5 million[1]
Regions with significant populations
Slovenia c. 1,631,363 [2]
United States	175,099–300,000[3][4][5][6]
Italy	80,000[1][7][8]
Germany	50,000[9][10]
Austria	50,000[11]
Canada	40,470–50,000[12][6]
Argentina	30,000[1][13]
Brazil	28,500 (est.)[9]
Australia	20,000–25,000[14]
France	20,000[15][9][16]
Switzerland	14,000[17][10]
Croatia	10,517 (2011)[18]
Serbia	10,000[19][10]
Sweden	3,300–7,000[9][10]
United Kingdom	5,000[20]
Bosnia and Herzegovina	5,000[21][10]
Hungary	2,812–5,000[22][23]
Belgium	4,000[9][10]
Uruguay	2,000[9][24]
Spain	1,213–2000[25][26]
Russia	1,700 (est.)[27]
North Macedonia	1,247[9][10]
Netherlands	1,000[28][29]
Luxembourg	700[10]
New Zealand	500[30]
Montenegro	354[31]
Czech Republic	350[10]
Venezuela	346[9][32]
Norway	330[33][34]
Chile	300[9][13]
South Africa	120–300[9][35]
Portugal	290[36][10]
Ireland	250[37][10]
Poland	250[38][10]
Japan	217[39]
Finland	196[40]
China	147[41]
Singapore	65–120[42]
Egypt	96[43]
Jordan	70[44]
Taiwan	16[45]
Languages
Slovene[a]
Religion
Predominantly Roman Catholic, Lutheran minority[46][47]
Related ethnic groups
Other South Slavs Especially Kajkavian Croats, Resians

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The Slovenes, also known as Slovenians (Slovene: Slovenci [slɔˈʋéːntsi]), are a South Slavic ethnic group native to Slovenia, and adjacent regions in Italy, Austria and Hungary. Slovenes share a common ancestry, culture, history and speak Slovene as their native language. According to ethnic classification based on language, they are closely related to other South Slavic ethnic groups, as well as more distantly to West Slavs.

Outside of Slovenia and Europe, Slovenes form diaspora groups in the United States, Canada, Argentina and Brazil.

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