Consider the following statements about the ethnic composition of Sri Lanka:- A) Major social groups are Sinhala speaking and Tamil speaking. B) Among the Tamils, there are two sub-groups: Sri Lankan Tamils and Indian Tamils. C) There are about 7% Christians who are both Tamil and Sinhalese D) Most of the Sinhala speaking are Hindus or Muslims and most of the Tamil speaking are Buddhists. Which of the statements are correct?
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Statements A), B) and C) are correct.
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(A), (B) and (C) are correct statements.
Sri Lanka is an island country in the Indian Ocean. It is nearly 28 km away from India's southeastern coast. The separating body between the Indian subcontinent and the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait.
About Sri Lanka's Demographics:
- Sinhalese People are in majority in Sri Lanka accompanied by Sri Lankan Tamils and Indian Tamils.
- Major languages in Sri Lanka are Sinhala(an Indo-European language) and Tamil(a Dravidian language).
- Religions found in Sri Lanka are Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, Islam.
Although Sri Lanka is a small country but its heritage, culture and diversity are immensely unique and the way different ethnicities get along in the country is really appreciable.
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