8 3 % ▁of ▁the ▁population . ▁More ▁than ▁a ▁million ▁live ▁in ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina ▁( pred omin antly ▁in ▁Repub lika ▁Sr ps ka ), ▁where ▁they ▁are ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁constitu ent ▁eth nic ▁groups . ▁The ▁eth nic ▁communities ▁in ▁Cro atia ▁and ▁Mont en eg ro ▁number ▁some ▁ 1 8 6 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁ 1 7 8 , 0 0 0 ▁people , ▁respectively , ▁while ▁another ▁estimated ▁ 1 4 6 , 0 0 0 ▁still ▁inhab it ▁the ▁disput ed ▁area ▁of ▁Kos ovo . ▁Sm aller ▁minor ities ▁exist ▁in ▁Sloven ia ▁and ▁North ▁Mac ed onia , ▁some ▁ 3 6 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁ 3 9 , 0 0 0 ▁people , ▁respectively . ▁ ▁Out side ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁B alk ans , ▁Ser bs ▁are ▁an ▁officially ▁recognized ▁minor ity ▁in ▁Roman ia ▁( 1 8 , 0 0 0 ), ▁Hung ary ▁( 7 , 0 0 0 ), ▁Alban ia , ▁the ▁Czech ▁Republic ▁and ▁Slov ak ia . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁large ▁di as por a ▁in ▁Western ▁Europe , ▁particularly ▁in ▁Germany , ▁Austria , ▁Switzerland , ▁France , ▁and ▁Sweden . ▁Out side ▁Europe , ▁there ▁are ▁significant ▁Ser b ▁communities ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁Canada , ▁Australia , ▁South ▁America ▁and ▁Southern ▁Africa . ▁ ▁D ias por a ▁▁▁ ▁There ▁are ▁over ▁ 2 ▁million ▁Ser bs ▁in ▁di as por a ▁throughout