Religion As an Important Factor in the Composition of Ethnic Identity in Ex Yugoslav Countries

In many countries religion is one of the most important factors in the composition of ethnical identity. Balkan is one of the regions of the world where ethnical identity was made by religious belonging. That was obvious during 1990-ies breakup of the state when federation disintegrated by its religious and national borders. The religious border was especially important in case of relations between Serbia, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The fact was obvious given that all three main religious groups speak the same language today and they have same origin. The most important difference among them was religious. Almost all Croats are Roman Catholics, all of them who declare themselves today as Bosniacs are Muslim and almost all Serbs are Orthodox.