| NAME: |
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| LOCATION: |
Asia |
| GOVERNMENT: |
Republic |
| OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: |
Sinhala (official and national language) 74%, Tamil (national language) 18%, other 8%. English is commonly used in government and is spoken competently by about 10% of the population |
| MAJOR RELIGION(S): |
Buddhist 69.1%, Muslim 7.6%, Hindu 7.1%, Christian 6.2%, unspecified 10%. |
| MAJOR ETHNIC GROUPS: |
Sinhalese 73.8%, Sri Lankan Moors 7.2%, Indian Tamil 4.6%, Sri Lankan Tamil 3.9%, other 0.5%, unspecified 10%. |
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