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==Immigration into Sri Lanka== | ==Immigration into Sri Lanka== | ||
*The '''Portuguese''' arrived in Sri Lanka (largely by accident) and then sought to control the island's maritime regions and its lucrative external trade. Part of Sri Lanka became a Portuguese possession. In 1517, the Portuguese built a fort at the port city of Colombo and gradually extended their control over the '''coastal areas'''. | |||
*In 1638, the king signed a treaty with the '''Dutch East India Company''' to get rid of the Portuguese who ruled most of the coastal areas. The following Dutch–Portuguese War resulted in a Dutch victory. The Dutch remained in the areas they had captured, thereby violating the treaty they had signed in 1638. | |||
*The Dutch possessions were then taken by '''the British''', who later extended their control over the whole island, colonizing it from 1815 to 1948. | |||
*A national movement for political independence arose in the early 20th century, and in 1948, Ceylon became a dominion. | |||
*'''As of 2017, 40,018 foreign-born people lived in Sri Lanka per United Nations' population division (countries with 1,000 or more):''' | |||
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*India 10,814 | |||
*Italy 5,107 | |||
*China 2,482 | |||
*Kuwait 1,755 | |||
*United Arab Emirates 1,689 | |||
*Saudi Arabia 1,417 | |||
*Maldives 1,409 | |||
*United Kingdom 1,193 | |||
==Emigration From Sri Lanka== | ==Emigration From Sri Lanka== | ||
<ref> at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development | <ref> at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development | ||