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Full country name
: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Area
: 66,000 sq km
Population
: 19.2 million
Capital City
: Colombo
People : 74% Sinhalese, 18% Tamils, 7% Moor, 1% other
Language
: Sinhalese, Tamil, English
Religion
: 69% Buddhist, 15% Hindu, 8% Muslim, 8% Christian
Government : Republic

  Sri Lanka  
The Sinhalese arrived in Sri Lanka late in the 6th century B.C., probably from northern India.
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