Czechs

Czechs (Czech: Češi, Czech pronunciation: [ˈtʃɛʃɪ], archaic Czech: Čechové [ˈtʃɛxɔvɛː]) are a western Slavic people of Central Europe. Most live in the Czech Republic. Small amounts of Czechs also live in Slovakia, Austria, U.S., Brazil, Argentina, Canada, Germany, Russia and other countries. They speak the Czech language, which is closely related to the Slovak and Upper Sorbian language.^[14]

Czechs
Češi

Flag of the Czech Republic
Total population
c. 10–12 million
Regions with significant populations
Czech Republic   6,732,104[1][nb 1]–9 246 784[2]
Significant diasporic populations in:
United States	1,462,000[3]
Canada	94,805[4]
Germany	60,000
Israel	50,000
Argentina	45,000
United Kingdom	45,000[5]
Austria	40,324[6]
Italy	40,000
France	38,000
Slovakia	30,367[7]
Australia	21,196[8]
Switzerland	20,000
Croatia	9,641 (2011)
Chile	8,600
Ukraine	11,000
Sweden	7,175 (2001)
Ireland	5,451[9]
Spain	5,622 (2006)
Russia	5,000–6,000
Netherlands	3,500
Romania	3,339 (2002)
Poland	3,000
South Africa	2,300
Mexico	2,000
Venezuela	2,000
Serbia	1,824 (2011)[10]
Colombia	1,200
New Zealand	1,083
Kazakhstan	1,000[11]
Bosnia and Herzegovina	600–1,000[12]
Languages
Czech
Religion
Mostly irreligious[13] Historically Christian Roman Catholic, Hussite, Lutheran and other