The Slovenes, Slovene fowk, Slovenies, or Slovenie fowk (Slovene: Slovenci, /sloˈʋeːntsi/, dual Slovenca, singular Slovenec, feminine Slovenke, dual Slovenki, singular Slovenka) are the northmaist Sooth Slavic ethnic group livin in historical Slovene launds, surroondit bi German-speakin Austrians on the north, Italian-speakin an Friulan-speakin neebours on wast, Hungarian-speakin population on east, an Croatie-speakin Slavic relatives on sooth. The leid the Slovenes speak is Slovene, a Sooth Slavic eid wi significant similarities tae the Wast Slavic leids. The Slovenes live mainly in Slovenie an as a recognisit minority in Austrick, Croatie, Hungary, an Italy, whaur they in the latter three kintras are indigenous. Expatriates live mainly in ither European kintras an in the Unitit States, Canadae, Argentinae an Australie.

Slovenes/Slovenies
Slovenci
Tot population
c. 2.5 million[1]
Regions wi signeeficant populations
Slovenie Slovenie 1,800.000[1]
 Unitit States178,415[2][3]
 Argentinae30,000 (est.)[1][4]
 Italy83,000 – 100,000 (est.)[1][4]
 Germany50,000 (2003)[5]
 Canadae35,940 (2006)[6]
 Australie20,000 – 25,000 (2008)[7]
 Austrick24,855[8]
 Fraunce4,000(est.)[5][9]
 Croatie13,173 (2001)[10]
 Serbie5,104 (2002)[11][deid airtin]
 Swaden4,000[5]
 Hungary3,025 (2001)[12]
 Uruguay2,000 – 3,000 (est.)[5]
  Swisserland2,433[13]
 Bosnie an Herzegovinae2,100 (1991)[14]
 Netherlands1,000 – 2,000 (est.)[15][deid airtin]
 Belgium1,500 (est.)[5]
 Brazil1,500 (est.)[5]
 Venezuela1,000 (est.)[5]
 Spain758 (2007)[16][deid airtin]
 Montenegro415[17]
 Macedonie403 (1994)[5]
 Norawa286 (2009)[18]
 Chile200 (est.)[5]
 Ireland130 (2011)[19]
 Sooth Africae100 (est.)[5]
Leids
Slovene
Releegion
Predominantly Roman Catholic, Protestant
Relatit ethnic groups
Ither Slavs, especially ither Sooth Slavs
Croats, Serbs, Bosniaks an Montenegrins are the maist related[20]

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  13. Bericht 2006
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  16. [2] Archived 2007-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
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  18. Statistics Norway – 2009 Census
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