What is the ethnic composition of sri lanka
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Explain the ethnic composition of Sri Lanka.
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Answer:sri lanka is an island nation. It has 2 crore people.
The major social groups are the sinhala-speakers comprising about 74% of the population.
The tamil-speakers are sub divided into 2 groups. Tamil natives of the country are called Sri Lankan Tamils which compromise 13% of the population.forefathers who came from india as plantation workers during the colonial period are called Indian Tamils which compromise 5% of the population. Tamil-speakers as whole (including both sub divisions) compromise 18% of the population.
Most of the sinhala speakers are buddhist while most of the tamils are hindus or muslims.
There are about 7% christians who are both tamil and sinhala.
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