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The Sri Lanka Tamils, who live predominantly in the north and east of the island, form the largest minority group at 11.1% (according to the 2012 census) of the population. [ 20 ] The Moors , descendants of Arab + Indian traders and native Sri Lankan Tamils, form the third largest ethnic group at 9.3% of the population. [ 20 ]
Ethnic groups in Asia by country. Ethnic groups in South Asia. Sri Lankan people by descent. Ethnic groups in the Indian Ocean. Society of Sri Lanka. Demographics of Sri Lanka. Hidden category: Commons category link is on Wikidata.
Sri Lanka Kaffirs. Burgher people, also known simply as Burghers, are a small Eurasian ethnic group in Sri Lanka descended from Portuguese, Dutch, British [ 2][ 3] and other Europeans who settled in Ceylon. [ 4] The Portuguese and Dutch had held some of the maritime provinces of the island for centuries before the advent of the British Empire ...
The caste systems of Sri Lanka were historically not tied to the religious establishment but rather a tool to service the ruling elite - a model more reminiscent of feudalism in Europe. At least three major, parallel caste systems exist in Sri Lankan society: Sinhalese, Sri Lankan Tamil and Indian Tamils.[ 1]
Starting from the early 1950s, Sri Lankan politics was mostly dominated by two political parties and their respective coalitions : the centre-left social democratic Sri Lanka Freedom Party. the centre-right liberal conservative United National Party. Recently, however, the influence of the two parties has diminished significantly.
Pages in category "Social groups of Sri Lanka". The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Major groups. LTTE Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam - was the only remaining armed Tamil nationalist group, after successfully liquidating other groups. LTTE was defeated militarily by the Sri Lankan armed forces in May 2009. The leader was V. Prabakaran. EPRLF Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front - a part of the TNA.
The Sri Lankan diaspora are Sri Lankan emigrants and expatriates from Sri Lanka that reside in a foreign country. An estimate in 2013 by the United Nations concluded that the diaspora numbered around three million, with large concentrations in Europe, Middle East, East Asia, Australia and North America.