, ▁Cro atia ▁and ▁Mont en eg ro . ▁They ▁form ▁significant ▁minor ities ▁in ▁North ▁Mac ed onia ▁and ▁Sloven ia . ▁▁ ▁The ▁territorial ▁distribution ▁of ▁Ser bs ▁is ▁affected ▁by ▁the ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁gen o cide ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁Y ug oslav ▁Wars , ▁after ▁which ▁Ser bia ▁became ▁home ▁to ▁highest ▁number ▁of ▁refuge es ▁and ▁internally ▁disp la ced ▁persons ▁in ▁Europe . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁large ▁Ser b ▁di as por a ▁in ▁Western ▁Europe , ▁and ▁outside ▁Europe ▁and ▁there ▁are ▁significant ▁communities ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁and ▁Australia . ▁ ▁The ▁Ser bs ▁share ▁many ▁cultural ▁tra its ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁pe op les ▁of ▁S out heast ▁Europe . ▁They ▁are ▁pre domin antly ▁Eastern ▁Orth odox ▁Christians ▁by ▁religion . ▁The ▁Ser bian ▁language ▁is ▁official ▁in ▁Ser bia , ▁co - o fficial ▁in ▁Kos ovo ▁and ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina , ▁and ▁is ▁spoken ▁by ▁the ▁pl ur ality ▁in ▁Mont en eg ro . ▁ ▁Eth n ology ▁ ▁The ▁identity ▁of ▁Ser bs ▁is ▁root ed ▁in ▁Eastern ▁Orth odox y ▁and ▁trad itions . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁the ▁Ser bian ▁national ▁identity ▁was ▁manif ested , ▁with ▁aw aren ess ▁of ▁history ▁and ▁tradition , ▁medieval ▁her itage , ▁cultural ▁unity , ▁despite ▁living ▁under ▁different ▁emp ires . ▁Three ▁elements , ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁legacy ▁of ▁the ▁N eman ji ć ▁dynast y ,