The ethnic communities in Croatia and Montenegro number some 186,000 and 178,000 people, respectively, and smaller minorities exist in the remaining ex-Yugoslav states, Macedonia and Slovenia, some 36,000 and 39,000 people, respectively.
The ethnic communities in Croatia and Montenegro number some 186,000 and 178,000 people, respectively, while another estimated 146,000 still inhabit the disputed area of Kosovo. Smaller minorities exist in Slovenia and Macedonia, some 36,000 and 39,000 people, respectively.