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Slavic Countries

There are 13 Slavic Countries.

Slavic countries are the nations whose majority population speaks a Slavic language and shares Slavic heritage. Linguists split them into three branches: East Slavic (Russia, Ukraine, Belarus), West Slavic (Poland, Czechia, Slovakia) and South Slavic (the former Yugoslav states plus Bulgaria). These languages descend from a common ancestor, Proto-Slavic, which is why a Pole and a Croat can often recognise fragments of each other's speech.

13 countriesCountries with a Slavic majority language, grouped into the East, West and South Slavic branches.

No.CountryCapitalCurrencyPopulation
021Flag of BelarusBelarusMinskBYN Br9,085,991
028Flag of Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevoBAM KM3,140,095
035Flag of BulgariaBulgariaSofiaEUR €6,433,302
055Flag of CroatiaCroatiaZagrebEUR €3,876,200
059Flag of CzechiaCzechiaPragueCZK Kč10,886,878
148Flag of MontenegroMontenegroPodgoricaEUR €623,129
165Flag of North MacedoniaNorth MacedoniaSkopjeMKD den1,820,909
178Flag of PolandPolandWarsawPLN zł36,435,861
184Flag of RussiaRussiaMoscowRUB ₽143,513,328
198Flag of SerbiaSerbiaBelgradeRSD дин.6,549,143
203Flag of SlovakiaSlovakiaBratislavaEUR €5,413,813
204Flag of SloveniaSloveniaLjubljanaEUR €2,130,986
234Flag of UkraineUkraineKyivUAH ₴38,980,376

How this list is defined

Countries with a Slavic majority language, grouped into the East, West and South Slavic branches.

Membership of a cultural or political grouping is not always settled, and different sources draw the line in different places. Stating the rule up front is the point: it lets you judge whether this list answers your question, instead of wondering why a country you expected is missing. Every figure in the table comes from the dataset described on the data page.

Frequently asked questions

What are the Slavic countries?
The Slavic countries are Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, North Macedonia and Montenegro.
What are the three branches of Slavic languages?
Slavic languages divide into East Slavic (Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian), West Slavic (Polish, Czech, Slovak) and South Slavic (Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian and others).
How many slavic countries are there?
There are 13 slavic countries on this list. Countries with a Slavic majority language, grouped into the East, West and South Slavic branches.
Which of the slavic countries is the largest?
Russia, at 17,098,242 km², followed by Ukraine at 603,500 km². The smallest is Montenegro.
Which of the slavic countries has the largest population?
Russia, with about 143,513,328 people, ahead of Ukraine at about 38,980,376.

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Populations from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); other fields from open datasets. Membership of cultural regions can vary between sources; this list uses the definition stated above. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.