Sri Lanka has a population of 20 million of whom the majority is Sinhalese (74%). Other ethnic groups are made up of Sri Lankan Tamils (12.6%), Indian Tamils (5.5%), Moors,Malays, Burghers (of Portuguese and Dutch descent) and others (7.9%). Sri Lanka is a multi–religious country; Buddhists constitute the majority (69%). Other religious groups include Hindus (15%), Christians (8%) and Muslims (8%). Sri Lanka's literacy rate of 92.3% is one of the highest in Asia.