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WORLDASIA/MIDDLE EAST—SRI LANKA

Sri Lanka is located in southern Asia, in the Indian Ocean.

population: 21.1 million. More than 200,000 Tamil refugees have fled Sri Lanka.

size: 25,332 square miles

economy: 22% of Sri Lankans live in poverty.

culture: 69.1% percent of Sri Lanka is Buddhist, with the rest of the population divided between Muslim, Hindu, Christian, and other beliefs.

last updated 6/5/08 sources
CC MAGAZINE ARTICLES: SRI LANKA
Committed to Serve—Issue 24
Looking around at the faces of his congregation, Gospel for Asia (GFA) Pastor Shantha’s eyes fall on his sister-in-law and her husband. It is all he can do to choke back the tears ...

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Love Abroad—Issue 23
As Jai passed from this life to the next, his arms slowly raised until they were fully extended, as if reaching out to embrace someone. A serene look encompassed his face as CC missionaries from ...

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Darkness to Light—Issue 22
Pulrenraja sits on a brick wall and stares past people jockeying for their meals and a place to lay their heads. His mind isn’t on survival like the others at this refugee camp; it is focused on what did ...

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