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What is the ethnic composition of SRI LANKA?

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Sri Lanka has a multi culture population.

  1. The bulk of the population of the Sinhalese group of around 74 percent
  2. Tamils around 18 percent, who are mainly concentrated in the north and east of the island, making the largest ethnic minority.
  3.  Other communities include the Muslims. Among Tamils, there are two sub-groups. The Tamil natives of the country are called ‘Sri Lankan Tamils’ (13 %). The Tamils, who were brought as indentured labourers from India by British colonists to work on estate plantations are called the ‘Indian Origin Tamils’ (5%). 
  4. tamils speakers were divided into 2 subgroups
  5. Srilankan Tamils n Indian Tamils - Sri lankan Tamils were 13 percent n rest 5 percent were Indian Tamils
  6. The Indian Origin Tamils are the Tamils who were brought from India by British colonists to serve on estate plantations as indentured workers of around 5 percent.
  7. Buddhists are predominantly Sinhala-speaking people, while the majority of Tamils are Hindus or Muslims.
  8. Around 7% of Christians are both Tamil & Sinhalese.
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