GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Standard Croatian is the official language of the Republic of Croatia and, along with Standard Bosnian and Standard Serbian, one of three official languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is also official in the regions of Burgenland (Austria), Molise (Italy) and Vojvodina (Serbia).

Detailed explanation-2: -The Serbian language is one of the officially recognized minority languages in Croatia. It is primarily used by the Serbs of Croatia.

Detailed explanation-3: -Contemporary Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian are spoken by about 17 million people and are nearly identical to each other in vocabulary and grammar, though they use different alphabets.

Detailed explanation-4: -In the country of Croatia, standard Croatian is the official language. Spoken by 6 million people worldwide (5 million of which are located in Croatia), Croatian is also spoken in the USA and Canada by around 100, 000-200, 000 people.

Detailed explanation-5: -Both Croat and Croatian refer to the language and people of Croatia; Serbian refers to the language of Serbia, while Serb designates the people. Serbs and Croats understand one another’s speech, but their alphabets are very different.