
Sri Lanka At A Glance
Official Name
Democratic Socialist Republic of sri Lanka
Government Type
Republic
Location
Latitude 5 55. to 9 50. North
Longitude 79 42. to 81 52., 650 km North of the Equator
Dimension
430 km North to South
25 km East to West
Coast Line
1,340 km
Area
5,525 km
Currency Code
Sri Lankan Rupees (LKR)
Independence
04th February 1948
Administrative Capital
Sri Jayawardhanapura Kotte
Commercial Capital
Colombo
Administrative Division
9 Provinces
Nothern, North Central, Central, North Western, Western, Eastern, Sabaragamuwa, Uva
Climate
Typically tropical, with a Northeast monsoon (December to March) bringing unsettled weather to the North and East and southwest monsoon (June to October) bringing bad weather to the South and West.
Terrain
Mostly low, flat to rolling plain, Mountains in South – Central interior.
Highest Mountain
Piduruthalagala
Highest Waterfall
Bambarakanda
Longest River
Mahaweli
National Flower
The Blue Water Lily (Nymphet satellite)
National Tree
Na Tree (Mesua Nagassuriam)
National Bird
Jungle Fowl
National Game
Volley Ball
National Parks and Nature Reserves area
8,000 sq.km
Population
21,128,773
Population Growth Rate
3%
Population Density
309 people per sq.km
Life expectancy at Birth
Female 74 Male 64
Literacy Rate
Female 87.9 Male 92.5
Ethnic Groups
Sinhalese 73.8%, Sri Lankan Moors 7.2%, Indian Tamil 4.6%, Sri Lankan Tamil 3.9%, Other 0.5%, Unspecified 10%
Languages
Sinhala 74% (Official and National Language), Tamil 18% (National Language) Other 8%
Note
English ( A Link Language commonly is used in Government and Spoken Competently by about 10% of the Population)
Religion
Buddhist 69.1%, Islamic 7.6%, Hindu 7.19%, Christian 6.2%, Unspecified
Time Zone
Sri Lanka standard Time is Five and Half hours ahead of GMT. (Allowance should be made for summer time changes in Europe)
International Dialling
+94
International TLD
.lk
Electricity
230.240 volts, 50 cycle AC. If you travel with a Laptop Computer bring a stabilizer
Economy
Sri Lanka’s most dynamic sectors are food Processing, textiles and apparel, food and beverages, Port constructions, telecommunications and insurance And banking. Population crops made up only 15% Of exports. While Textiles and Garments accounted for more than 60%. About 800,000 Sri Lankans work Abroad, 90% of them in the Middle East They send home more than us 1 Billion Dollar a year.
Labour Force
34.3% of the Labor Population is employed in Agriculture, 25.3% in Industry and 40.4% in services The Unemployment rate is 5.7%
Agriculture and Products
Rice, Sugercane, Grains, Pulses, Coconutsm Milk, Eggs, Hides, Beef and Fish
Industries
Processing of Rubber, Tea, Coconuts, Tobacco and Other Agricultural Commodities, Telecommunication, Insurance, Banking, Clothing, Textiles, Cement, Petroleum refinning.
Exports
Textiles and Appare, Tea and Spices, Diamonds, Emaralds, Rubies, Coconut Products, Rubber Manufactures, Fish
Import
Main Import commodities are Textiles fabrics, Mineral Products, Petroleum, Food Stuffs, Machinery and Transpotation Equipment 10.61 Billion dollars F.O.B. Precentage of main commodities form main Import partners, India 19.6%, China 10.5%, Singapore 8.8%, Iran 5.7%, Malaysia 5.1%, Hong Kong 4.2%, Japan 4.1%
Flag Description
Yellow with two panels, the smaller, hoist- side panel has two equal vertical bands of Green (hoist side) and Orange. The other panel is a large dark Red rectangle with a Yellow Lion holding a Sword, and there is a Yellow Bo Leaf in each corner, the Yellow field appears as a border around the entire flag and extends between the two panels.
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