<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> You may need rendering support to display the Indic text in this article correctly . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> You may need rendering support to display the Indic text in this article correctly . </Td> </Tr> <P> Sri Lanka (/ sriː ˈlɑːŋkə, - ˈlæŋkə /, / ʃriː - / (listen); Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා Śrī Laṃkā, Tamil: இலங்கை Ilaṅkai), officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia, located southeast of India and northeast of the Maldives . </P> <P> The island is home to many cultures, languages and ethnicities . The majority of the population is from the Sinhalese ethnicity, while a large minority of Tamils have also played an influential role in the island's history; Christians in both groups are recent converts who have kept the traditional culture . Moors, Burghers, Malays, Chinese, and the aboriginal Vedda are also established groups on the island . </P>

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