Editing Croats (section)

===Autochthonous communities===
* Croatia is the [[nation-state]] of Croats.
* In [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]], Croats are one of three [[Ethnic groups in Bosnia and Herzegovina|constitute ethnic groups]], numbering around 544,780 people or 15.43% of the population. The entity of [[Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina]] is home to the majority (495,000 or about little under 90%) of [[Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnian and Herzegovinian Croats]].
* In [[Montenegro]], the [[Bay of Kotor]], [[Croats of Montenegro|Croats]] are a national minority, numbering 6,021 people or 0.97% of the population.
* In [[Serbia]], [[Croats of Serbia|Croats]] are a national minority, numbering 57,900 people or 0.80% of the population. They mostly live in the region of [[Vojvodina]], where Croatian is official (along with five other languages), and the national capital city of [[Belgrade]].
* In [[Slovenia]], [[Croats of Slovenia|Croats]] are not recognized as a minority, numbering 35,642 people or 1.81% of the population. They mostly live in [[Slovene Littoral]], [[Prekmurje]] and in the [[Metlika]] area in [[Lower Carniola]] regions.