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Describe the ethnic composition of Sri Lanka
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Sia ? 6 years, 6 months ago

Sri Lanka comprises various communities and diverse population which signifies its complex ethnicity like:

  1. Sinhalese make up 74% of the population and are concentrated in the densely populated southwest. They enjoy majoritarian status in the country.
  2. Another community is Tamil speaking which has two sub-groups:
    1. Sri Lankan Tamils were 13%. They are the natives of Sri Lanka.
    2. The Indian Tamils account for 5%. They are of Indian origin.
    3. Most of the Sinhala-speaking people are Buddhists, while most of the Tamils are Hindus or Muslims. 
    4. About 7% of the population is Christians (both Tamils and Sinhalas).
    5. Rest 1% are Muslims.
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