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Sri
Lanka is an Island nation in the Indian Ocean about 80 km East of the Southern
tip of India. It is home to more than two crore people. Sri Lanka has been a
centre of Buddhist religion and culture from ancient times. It is a multi-religious
and multi-ethnic nation.
Beside Buddhism, (69.1%) religions like Hinduism (7.1%), Christianity
(6.2%), Islam (7.6%) and others are also there. Here, the major social groups
are the Sinhala speakers (74%) and Tamil Speakers (18%).
Among Tamils there are two subgroups
(i) Sri Lankan Tamils (13%)
(ii) 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 language spoken by the people are Sinhala, Tamil and English.
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