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Population groups in the Balkan region and Eastern Europe

The wars in former Yugoslavia sped up the process of ethnic homogenization in the west Balkans since modern states started to take form in the 19th century. In Croatia, for instance, the proportion of Serbs in the overall population has dropped from 12 per cent to just 4 per cent in 10 years.

 

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This photo has been graciously provided to be used in the GRID-Arendal resources library by: Philippe Rekacewicz, Stephane Kluser, Matthias Beilstein, Ieva Rucevska, Cecile Marin, Otto Simonett

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Uploaded on January 17, 2017
Taken in November 2007