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Sri Lanka:Sri Lanka:
One Island, Two NationsOne Island, Two Nations
Presentation for:Presentation for:
Tamil Americans and Friends (TAaF)Tamil Americans and Friends (TAaF)
 
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Srilanka-IlankaiSrilanka-Ilankai
 
(in Tamil)(in Tamil)
/ Lanka/ Lanka
(in Sinhala)(in Sinhala)•An island located in theAn island located in theIndian ocean, off theIndian ocean, off thesoutheast tip of Indiasoutheast tip of India•Three times as larger thanThree times as larger thanthe state of New Jersey -the state of New Jersey -25,000 sq miles in area25,000 sq miles in area•Shared History Dates Back toShared History Dates Back to500BC.500BC.
•Sinhala-speaking people - 77%,Sinhala-speaking people - 77%,•Tamil-speaking people - 23%Tamil-speaking people - 23%
 
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•When Portuguese tookWhen Portuguese tookpossession of thepossession of theisland inisland in15051505theretherewerewere3 Kingdoms3 K
 
ingdoms
•Tamil KingdomTam
 
il Kingdomin thein theNorth-EastNorth-East- Tamil- TamilHomeland -Homeland -(yellow)(yellow)•Sinhalese KingdomsSinhalese Kingdomsininthe South-West (grey).the South-West (grey).
HistoryHistory
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