Roma people

Romani people

Romani flag created in 1933 and accepted at the 1971 World Romani Congress
Total population
2–20 million
Regions with significant populations
Turkey	2,750,000
Romania	1,850,000
Bulgaria	750,000[1]
Spain	725,000[2]
Russia	720,000
Hungary	700,000[3]
Slovakia	500,000[4]
France	400,000[5]
Greece	265,000[6]
Czech Republic	250,000[7]
Italy	140,000[8]
Germany	105,000[9]
Languages
Romani, languages of native regions
Religion
mainly Christianity and Islam, minorities practice Buddhism, Judaism and Bahá'í Faith

The Roma are an ethnic group of Indo-Aryan origin, found mainly in Europe.^[10] In English, they are often called Gypsies. Some Roma, but not all consider "Gypsy" to be a slur. The old word "Chingar" is now rarely used. The Roma are people that left India around 500 AD and entered Europe around 1000 AD.^[11]

1. ↑ "Bulgaria". commission.europa.eu.
2. ↑ "Spain". commission.europa.eu.
3. ↑ "Hungary". commission.europa.eu.
4. ↑ "Slovakia". commission.europa.eu.
5. ↑ "France". commission.europa.eu.
6. ↑ "Greece". commission.europa.eu.
7. ↑ "Czech Republic". commission.europa.eu.
8. ↑ "Italy". commission.europa.eu.
9. ↑ "Germany". commission.europa.eu.
10. ↑ Romani People Indo – Aryan ethnic group - Nomadic itinerants.
11. ↑ "The Lost Tribes of India". 2 June 2004.