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Sri Lankan Swiss
Total population
46,000 – 55,000 (2010)
Languages
English · Swiss German · Swiss French · Swiss Italian · Tamil · Sinhalese
Religion
Hinduism · Christianity · Buddhism · Islam
Related ethnic groups
Sri Lankan people

Sri Lankans in Switzerland refer to Sri Lankans living in Switzerland. There are about 46,000[1] to 55,000[2] Swiss of Sri Lankan origin and Sri Lankan expatriates living in Switzerland. Most of them are ethnic Tamils.

  1. ^ A Welcome by the Ambassador. Eda.admin.ch (2010-09-27). Retrieved on 2011-06-12.
  2. ^ Sri Lankan Diaspora – Switzerland Archived 2010-12-10 at the Wayback Machine. Srilankandiaspora.ch. Retrieved on 2011-06-12.

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