Question

Explain the ethnic composition of srilanka ?
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Answer 1

Answer:

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......

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Answer 2

Explanation:

The Ethnic composition of Sri Lanka is stated in the following points-::

1. Sri Lanka has been a centre of Buddhist religion and culture from ancient times. It is a multi-religious and multi-ethnic nation.
2. Religions like Hinduism, Christianity, Islam and others are also there.
3. Here, the major social groups are the Sinhala speakers and Tamils speakers.
4. Among Tamils, there are two main sub-groups: Sri Lankan Tamils and Indian Tamils.
5. Sri Lankan Tamils are the natives of the country and the rest who migrated from India during colonial times are called Indian Tamils. The main languages spoken by the people are Sinhala, Tamil and English.