explain the demographic composition of sri lanka
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Sri Lanka, a Crown Colony, was not a part of British India. India inherited only what was a part of British India after its independence. Sri Lankans, over the period of 100 years, identified themselves as different from Indians and hence their independence movement was separate from India's.
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What is the ethnic composition of Sri Lanka. In Sri Lanka Sinhalese make up 74% of the population and are concentrated in the densely populated southwest.
Sri Lanka's population practices a variety of religions. As of the 2011 census 70.2% of Sri Lankans were Theravada Buddhists, 12.6% were Hindus, 9.7% were Muslims (mainly Sunni) and 7.4% Christians (6.1% Roman Catholic and 1.3% other Christian).
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