Factfile about Sri Lanka

Location: Off the south-eastern cost shores of India, 880 km north of the equator, in the Indian Ocean.

Country Name:

Conventional long form: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Conventional short form: Sri Lanka
Former name: Ceylon

Capital: Sri Jayawardenapura (Kotte)

Largest city & Commercial Capital: Colombo

Official languages: Sinhala, Tamil

Government Democratic Socialist Republic:

President Mahinda Rajapakse
Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake

Area: Total 65,610 km² / 25,332 sq mi

Population: 19 million

Population density: 309 people per sq km

Life expectancy at birth: 74 female, 64 male

Literacy rate: 91.8%

Languages: Sinhala & Tamil. English is widely spoken throughout Sri Lanka, except remote villages.

Ethnic mix: Sihalese 74%; Tamil 18%; Muslim 7%; Burgher and others 1%

Religion: Buddhism 70%; Hinduism 16%; Christianity 7%; Islam 7%

Climate:

Low Lands - tropical, average 27C
Central Hills - cooler, with temperatures dropping to 14C. The south-west monsoon brings rain to the western, southern and central regions from May to July, while the north-eastern monsoon occurs in the north and east in December and January. Sri Lanka has a good climate for holiday-makers throughout the year.

Industries: Processing of rubber, tea, coconuts, and other agricultural commodities; clothing, cement, petroleum refining, textiles, tobacco.

Agriculture products: Rice, sugarcane, grains, pulses, oilseed, roots, spices, tea, rubber, coconuts; milk, eggs, hides, meat.

Currency: Sri Lankan rupee (LKR) - decimal currency system in Rupees (Rs.) and cents (Cts.) with 100 cents equal to a rupee. Currency notes are available in the denominations of Rs. 2,10,20,50,100,200, 500 and 1000. Coins are issued in values of Cts.1,2,5,10, 25 and 50 and Rs.1,2,5 and 10. The intervention currency continuously will be the US Dollar.

Internet TLD: .lk

Telephone dialing code: +94s

Trivia

Sri Lanka is the world's leading exporter of tea, and Ceylon tea is considered of the finest quality in the world

Sri Lanka is the world's leading exporter of cinnamon and it was exported to Egypt as early as 1400 BC

Sri Lanka was the first country to establish a wildlife sanctuary

The national flower of Sri Lanka is the Blue Water Lily (Nympheae Stelleta)

The national tree is Na (Mesua ferrea)

The national bird is the Junglefowl.


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	Factfile about Sri Lanka Location: Off the south-eastern cost shores of India, 880 km north of the equator, in the Indian Ocean. Country Name: Conventional long form: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Conventional short form: Sri Lanka Former name: Ceylon Capital: Sri Jayawardenapura (Kotte) Largest city & Commercial Capital: Colombo Official languages: Sinhala, Tamil Government Democratic Socialist Republic: President Mahinda Rajapakse Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake Area: Total 65,610 km² / 25,332 sq mi Population: 19 million Population density: 309 people per sq km Life expectancy at birth: 74 female, 64 male Literacy rate: 91.8% Languages: Sinhala & Tamil. English is widely spoken throughout Sri Lanka, except remote villages. Ethnic mix: Sihalese 74%; Tamil 18%; Muslim 7%; Burgher and others 1% Religion: Buddhism 70%; Hinduism 16%; Christianity 7%; Islam 7% Climate: Low Lands - tropical, average 27C Central Hills - cooler, with temperatures dropping to 14C. The south-west monsoon brings rain to the western, southern and central regions from May to July, while the north-eastern monsoon occurs in the north and east in December and January. Sri Lanka has a good climate for holiday-makers throughout the year. Industries: Processing of rubber, tea, coconuts, and other agricultural commodities; clothing, cement, petroleum refining, textiles, tobacco. Agriculture products: Rice, sugarcane, grains, pulses, oilseed, roots, spices, tea, rubber, coconuts; milk, eggs, hides, meat. Currency: Sri Lankan rupee (LKR) - decimal currency system in Rupees (Rs.) and cents (Cts.) with 100 cents equal to a rupee. Currency notes are available in the denominations of Rs. 2,10,20,50,100,200, 500 and 1000. Coins are issued in values of Cts.1,2,5,10, 25 and 50 and Rs.1,2,5 and 10. The intervention currency continuously will be the US Dollar. Internet TLD: .lk Telephone dialing code: +94s Trivia Sri Lanka is the world's leading exporter of tea, and Ceylon tea is considered of the finest quality in the world Sri Lanka is the world's leading exporter of cinnamon and it was exported to Egypt as early as 1400 BC Sri Lanka was the first country to establish a wildlife sanctuary The national flower of Sri Lanka is the Blue Water Lily (Nympheae Stelleta) The national tree is Na (Mesua ferrea) The national bird is the Junglefowl.