Sri Lanka has a diverse population with :
- 74% Sinhala speakers
- 18% Tamil speakers.
- Among Tamils, 13% are called Sri Lankan Tamils and the rest Indian Tamils.
- Most of the Sinhala-speaking people are Buddhist, while most of the Tamils are Hindus or
- Muslims.
- There are about 7 % Christians, who are both Tamil and Sinhala.
