Slovene diaspora

The Slovene diaspora include autochthonous Slovene minority in Italy, estimated at 83,000 – 100,000,^[1] Slovene minority in southern Austria at 24,855, in Croatia at 13,200, and Slovene minority in Hungary at 3,180^[2] and a significant Slovene expatriate communities live in the United States (most notably Greater Cleveland, home to the highest concentration outside Europe^[3] with estimated between 50,000 - 80,000,^[3][4] and largest number of Slovene speakers in the country).^[5] And in other European countries, in Argentina, Brazil, Australia, and Canada.

References

1. ↑ "The world directory of minorities and indigenous peoples". 
2. ↑ Polšak, Anton (October 2010). "Slovenci v zamejstvu" (PDF). Seminar ZRSŠ: Drugačna geografija [ZRSŠ Seminary: A Different Geography]. Livške Ravne. 
3. 1 2 http://portal.cleveland-oh.gov/portal/page/portal/CityofCleveland/Home/Government/MayorsOffice/Office_of_Government_Affairs/SisterCities#ljubljana
4. ↑ "Encyclopedia of Cleveland History: SLOVENES". 
5. ↑ http://www.mla.org/map_data_results&mode=lang_tops&SRVY_YEAR=2000&lang_id=652

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European diasporas
Central Europe	Czechs Germans Hungarians Poles Kashubians Slovaks Slovenes Swiss
Eastern Europe	Armenians5 Azerbaijanis3 Belarusians Georgians3 Russians1 Ukrainians Tatars
Northern Europe	British English Scottish Welsh Cornish Danes Estonians Finns Sami Icelanders Irish Latvian Lithuanians Norwegians Sami Swedes Sami
Southeast Europe	Albanians Kosovar Bosnians Bulgarians Croats Cypriots Greek Cypriots5 Turkish Cypriots5 Greeks Macedonians Romanians Moldovans Serbs Turkish2
Southern Europe	Italians Calabrians Maltese Portuguese Spaniards Basques Isleños
Western Europe	Belgians Flanders Dutch French Basques
1 Russia is a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. The vast majority of its population (80%) lives in European Russia, therefore Russia as a whole is included as a European country here. 2 Turkey is a transcontinental country in the Middle East and Southeast Europe. Has a small part of its territory (3%) in Southeast Europe called Turkish Thrace. 3 Azerbaijan and Georgia are transcontinental countries. Both have a small part of their territories in the European part of the Caucasus. 4 Kazakhstan is a transcontinental country. Has a small part of its territories located west of the Urals in Eastern Europe. 5 Armenia and Cyprus(Northern Cyprus) are entirely in Southwest Asia but having socio-political connections with Europe.