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The '''Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka''' (formerly '''Ceylon''') is a pear-shaped island off of the southern coast of [[India]], which obtained its independence from [[Great Britain]] in 1948. Sri Lanka has a [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] majority (70%), and the Tamils (who are mostly based in [[India]]) are the main ethnic minority. [[Muslim]]s comprise a smaller minority, at about 10%.  About 8% of Sri Lankans are [[Christian]], most of whom are [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]]. The remaining roughly 13% are [[Hinduism|Hindu]].  For many years until their defeat in 2009 the Tamils led a civil war demanding independence.  

The '''Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka''' (formerly '''Ceylon''') is a pear-shaped island off of the southern coast of [[India]] having nearly 22 million people, which obtained its independence from [[Great Britain]] in 1948. Sri Lanka has a [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] majority (70%) with roughly 6,000 Buddhist monasteries, and the Tamils (who are mostly based in [[India]]) are the main ethnic minority. [[Muslim]]s comprise a smaller minority, at about 10%.  About 8% of Sri Lankans are [[Christian]], most of whom are [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]]. The remaining roughly 13% are [[Hinduism|Hindu]].  For many years until their defeat in 2009 the Tamils led a civil war demanding independence.  

==Population==

==Population==

===Tamils===

===Tamils===