Slovaks in the Czech Republic

Slovaks are the second-largest ethnic minority in the Czech Republic, after the Moravians, who are native to the country. The American CIA puts them at 1.9% of the country's total population. Larger numbers of them can be found in the country's east, especially Ostrava and Brno, as the Czech Republic shares a border in the east with Slovakia. Brno especially is popular among Slovak university students.