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Describe the geographical and ethnic composition of Sri Lanka.
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The geographical and ethnic composition of Sri Lanka is given below:
(a) Geographicai composition:- Sri Lanka is an island nation.
(b) Ethnic composition: (l) its population is about 2 crore.
(ii) The major social groups are the Sinhala-speakers (74 per cent) and Tamil-speakers (18 per cent).
(iii) Tamil-speakers are further divided into two groups – Sri Lanka Tamils and Indian Tamils.
(iv) Sri Lankan Tamils are the natives of Sri Lanka. The Indian Tamils’ forefathers migrated from India as plantation workers during colonial period.
(v) Sri Lankan Tamils live in the north and east of the country.
(vi) There are different, religions in Sri Lanka, namely, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Christianity. Thus, there are different social groups, different languages and religions in Sri Lanka.