Figure 5. Distribution of Population, 1985

Source: Based on information from the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Statistics Department, Economic and Social Statistics of Sri Lanka, Colombo, 1985

Figure 6. Ethnolinguistic Groups and Religions, 1988

Sinhalese man wearing sarong, circa 1910
Courtesy Library of Congress

Tamil nautch (dancing girl), circa 1910
Courtesy Library of Congress

Data as of October 1988

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