Croats (Croatian: Hrvati) are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 5 million Croats living in the southern Central Europe region, along the east bank of the Adriatic Sea and an estimated 9 million throughout the world. Due to political, social and economic reasons, many Croats have since migrated throughout the world, and established a notable Croatian diaspora. Large Croat communities exists in a number of countries, including The United States, Germany, Chile, Australia, Argentina, New Zealand and South Africa. Croats are noted for their culture, which throughout the ages, has been variously influenced by both Western world and the the Eastern world. The Croats are predominantly Catholic and their language is Croatian.
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