History Indo - Aryan emigration of the Sinhalese people from India formed the Largest ethnic group in Sri Lanka. The Tamils are the 2nd largest ethnic group who were originally from the Tamil region in India. Since the 3rd century BC (Before Christ) the Sinhalese and Tamil people have fought for control over the country, which resulted in the civil war in 1983.
Geography Sri Lanka is located in the Southern area of Asia. I'ts a small island in the Indian Ocean, south of India. It has a large amount of coastline; in fact it has 1,340 km of it! The climate there includes a tropical monsoon, northwest monsoon (December to March), and a southwest monsoon (June to October). The land is mostly flat with mountains occupying most of the southeast inland area.