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Posted by Mukesh Bhat 6 years, 9 months ago
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Sia ? 6 years, 9 months ago
Sri Lanka comprises various communities and diverse population which signifies its complex ethnicity like:
- Sinhalese make up 74% of the population and are concentrated in the densely populated southwest. They enjoy majoritarian status in the country.
- Another community is Tamil speaking which has two sub-groups:
- Sri Lankan Tamils were 13%. They are the natives of Sri Lanka.
- The Indian Tamils account for 5%. They are of Indian origin.
- Most of the Sinhala-speaking people are Buddhists, while most of the Tamils are Hindus or Muslims.
- About 7% of the population is Christians (both Tamils and Sinhalas).
- Rest 1% are Muslims.
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Mukesh Bhat 6 years, 8 months ago
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