Sri Lanka
Country of civil unrest
About Sri Lanka
The majority of Sri Lankans follow Buddhism, the state religion. - A drawn out, bloody war between the Sinhala and Tamil has wounded the country.
- Population: 21,128,772 Note: since the outbreak of hostilities between the government and armed Tamil separatists in the mid-1980s, several hundred thousand Tamil civilians have fled the island and more than 200,000 Tamils have sought refuge in the West.
- Religions: Buddhist 69.1%, Muslim 7.6%, Hindu 7.1%, Christian 6.2%
- Languages: Sinhala (official and national language) 74%, Tamil (national language) 18%, other 8%
- General facts: Sri Lanka-CIA World Factbook
- Joshua Project: Sri Lanka: Least Reached People
Reaching Sri Lanka
- ReachGlobal views a variety of different platforms (business, community development, education, technical and professional skills, and others) as means to open doors to ministry in countries that are not completely open to gospel witness.
- Stable platforms provide legitimacy in the eyes of local governments and an opportunity for staff to build relationships with nationals and church leaders.
- Prayer facts: Operation World-Sri Lanka
