Slovaks

**Slovaks**
	Anton Bernolák, Ľudovít Štúr, Andrej Hlinka, Štefan Banič, Jozef Miloslav Hurban, Aurel Stodola, Adam František Kollár, Milan Hodža, Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav, Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Gustáv Husák, Alexander Dubček
Total population
	~7 million
Regions with significant populations
	Slovakia: 4,614,854[1]; United States: 1,200,000[2]; Czech Republic: 200,000[3]; Canada: 100,000[4]; Serbia: 59,021; Ireland: 30,000[5]; Austria: 25,000[6]; Germany: 20,200; Hungary: 17,693 ; Belgium: 4,000[7]; Latin America: 300,000 (est.)[source?]; Other: 120,000 (est.)[source?]
Languages
	Slovak
Religion
	Roman Catholic 68.9%, Byzantine Rite Catholic 4.1%, Protestant 10.8%, Eastern Orthodox, other or unspecified 3.2%, no denomination, agnostic or non-religious 13% (2001 census within Slovakia, extrapolated to outside Slovaks)
Related ethnic groups
	Other West Slavs

The Slovaks or Slovakians are a western Slavic people that mainly live in Slovakia and speak the Slovak language, which is closely related to the Czech language.