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What is the difference between Serbs Croats and Bosniaks?
The most easily recognizable feature that distinguishes the three ethnic groups is their religion, with Bosniaks predominantly Muslim, Serbs predominantly Orthodox Christians, and Croats Catholic. Bosniaks, Croats, and Serbs speak the Shtokavian dialect of a pluricentric language known in linguistics as Serbo-Croatian.
How many Serbs lived in Bosnia?
Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
| Serbian traditional clothing from (clockwise from top): Glamoč Herzegovina Bosanska Krajina Gacko Western Bosnia Semberija | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 1,086,733 (2013) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Republika Srpska | 1,001,299 (81.5\%) |
Why did Serbia invade Croatia?
In June 1991, the republics of Slovenia and Croatia declared independence from Yugoslavia, beginning the country’s break up. The next month, the Yugoslav army—largely composed of Serbs and controlled by Slobodan Milosevic—invaded Croatia, justifying the act as a means to protect the Serbian minority there.
Can a Croatian understand a Bosnian?
Long answer: Speakers of standard variants of Croatian, Serbian and Bosniak language can understand each other, but with some additional effort, since there are many differences in grammar and vocabulary and foreign languages influences depending on local history.
Who lives in Herzegovina?
Bosnia and Herzegovina is home to members of numerous ethnic groups. The three largest are the Bosniaks, the Serbs, and the Croats.
What was the war between Serbia and Croatia about?
Thousands were killed in the latter conflict which was paused in 1992 under a UN-monitored ceasefire. Bosnia, with a complex mix of Serbs, Muslims and Croats, was next to try for independence. Over a million Bosnian Muslims and Croats were driven from their homes in ethnic cleansing. Serbs suffered too.