In the German language the German populations in these parts of Europe are commonly referred to as Volksdeutsche. The number of ethnic Germans in Central and Eastern Europe dropped dramatically as the result of the post-1944 German flight and expulsion from Central and Eastern Europe. There are still a substantial number of ethnic Germans in the countries that are now Germany and Austria's neighbors to the east—Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, and Slovenia. In addition, there are or have been significant populations in such areas as the Baltics (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania), the Balkans (Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Moldova, Turkey) and the former Soviet Union (Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan)  .
 The number of ethnic Germans in Central and Eastern Europe dropped dramatically as the result of the post-1944 German flight and expulsion from Central and Eastern Europe. There are still substantial numbers of ethnic Germans in the countries that are now Germany and Austria's neighbors to the east—Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, and Slovenia. The Baltics (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania), the Balkans (Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Moldova, Turkey) and the former Soviet Union (Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan) also have smaller but still significant numbers of citizens of German descent .
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also have smaller but still significant numbers of citizens of German descent