Describe the ethnic composition of srilanka?
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Ethnic composition of Sri Lanka:
◼Sri Lanka is a small island which lies in the Indian Ocean and is about 65,610 km².
◼Among the 99% of ethnic composition of Sri Lanka, Sinhalese communities are major with 74% then are Tamils were with 18% and lastly include the Muslims.
◼The rest 1% population includes Burghers, Parsis and Veddas.
Sri Lanka is a small island in the Indian Ocean which is about 65,610 square km. ... Among the 99 % of ethnic composition of Sri Lanka, Sinhalese communities are major with 74% then are Tamils with 18% and finally include the Muslims. Rest 1% population includes Burghers, Parsis and Veddas.
In Sri Lanka Sinhalese make up 74% of the population and are concentrated in the densely populated southwest.
Sri Lankan Tamils, citizens whose South Indian ancestors have lived on the island for centuries, total about 12%, live throughout the country, and predominate in the Northern Province and others are 8 % .