Slavs

Slavic fowk

Total population
350 - 400 million
Regions wi signeeficant populations
East Slavic Roushies 150 million Ukrainians 39.8–57.5 million Belaroushies 10 million Rusyns 75,000 Wast Slavic Poles Czechs 11–12 million Slovaks 6–6.5 million Silesies several million Moravies 525,760 Kashubies 500,000 Sorbs 60,000–70,000 South Slavic Serbs 10.5 million Bulgaries 9–10 million Croats 8–8.5 million Bosniaks 3-4 million Slovenes 2.5 million Macedonies 2–3.5 million Montenegrins 625,000
Leids
Slavic leids (East, Sooth, Wast)
Releegion
Christianity, Atheism, Islam an Slavic Neopaganism
Sib ethnic groups
Balts

The Slavic fowk are an Indo-European ethnic-linguistic group livin in Central Europe, Eastren Europe, Sootheast Europe, North Asie an Central Asie, who speak the Indo-European Slavic leids, an share, tae varyin degrees, certain cultural traits an historical backgrunds. Frae the early 6t century they spread tae inhabit maist o Central an Eastren Europe an the Balkans. In addeetion tae their main population centre in Europe, some East Slavs (Roushies) settled later in Siberie an Central Asie an aw. Pairt o aw Slavic ethnicities emigratit tae ither pairts o the warld. Ower hauf o Europe's territory is inhabitit bi Slavic-speakin commonties. The warldwide population o fowk o Slavic descent is close tae 400 million for which they rank fowert amang panethnicities in the warld.

Modren naitions an ethnic groups cried bi the ethnonym Slavs are considerably diverse baith genetically an culturally, an relations atween them – even athin the individual ethnic groups thairsels – are variet, rangin frae a sense o connection tae feelins o mutual hostility.

Present-day Slavic fowk are classifee'd intae East Slavic (includin Russians, Ukrainians, an Belaroushies), Wast Slavic (includin Poles, Czechs, Slovaks an Silesies), an Sooth Slavic (includin Bulgaries, Macedonies, Slovenes, Croats, Bosniaks, Serbs an Montenegrins).