Sicilians
The Sicilians (Sicilian: Siciliani), or Sicilian people, are a Romance-speaking ethnic group who are indigenous to the island of Sicily, the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, as well as the largest and most populous of the autonomous regions of Italy.
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Sicily 4,833,329 (inhabitants of Sicily) | |
| Diaspora | |
| United States (of Sicilian ancestry) | ≈14,510,000 |
| Australia (of Sicilian ancestry) | ≈200,000 |
| Germany | 199,546 |
| Belgium | 89,581 |
| Switzerland | 64,456 |
| Argentina | 61,621 |
| France | 60,520 |
| Languages | |
| Sicilian • Italian | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Roman Catholicism (Latin and Byzantine Rite) Minority Greek Orthodox, Judaism, Islam, Irreligion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Italians, Sicilian Americans, Greeks, Other people of the Mediterranean sea | |
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