What was the ethnic diversity of the people in sri Lanka? explain.
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Major ethnic Sinhala (74.9%) (2012 census)
Major ethnic Sinhala (74.9%) (2012 census)Minor ethnic Sri Lanka Tamil (11.1%) (2012 census) Moor (9.3%) (2012 census) Indian Tamil (4.1%) (2012 census)
The people of Sri Lanka are divided into ethnic groups whose conflicts have dominated public life since the nineteenth century. The two main characteristics that mark a person's ethnic heritage are language and religion, which intersect to create four major ethnic groups--the Sinhalese, the Tamils, the Muslims, and the Burghers. Ethnic divisions are not based on race or physical appearance; some Sri Lankans claim to determine the ethnicity of a person by his facial characteristics or color, but in reality such premises are not provable.
AnswerSri Lanka has a diverse population. The Sinhalese community forms the majority of the population (74%) with Tamils (18%) who are mostly concentrated in the north and east of the island, forming the largest ethnic minority. Other communities include the Muslims. Among Tamils, there are two sub-groups.