Location
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Southern India, an Island in the Indian ocean
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Administrative Information
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| Govenment |
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka |
| Capital (Commercial) |
Colombo |
| Capital (Legistative) |
Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte |
| Administrative Divisions |
8 Provinces (Central,North Central,North East,North Western,Sabaragamuwa,Southern,Uva,Western) |
| Independence |
4th February 1948 (from United Kingdom) |
| President |
Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Prime Minister |
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake |
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Geographical Information
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| Geographic coordinates |
5° 55′N – 9° 55′ N and longitudes 79° 42′ and 81° 52′ |
| Area |
65,610 Sqkm (25,332 Sq miles) |
| Maritime |
1340 k.m. |
| Highest Point |
Piduruthalagala (2524 m) |
| Land Use |
Arable land – 13.86 % |
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Permanent crops – 15.7 % |
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Irrigated Land – 6510Sqkm |
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| Climate |
Tropical monsoon |
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Northeast monsoon (December to March) |
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Southwest monsoon (June to October) |
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Population Information
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| Population(2005 Estimate) |
20,743,000 |
| Population Growth Rate |
0.78% |
| Birth Rate |
15.51 Births / 1000 Population |
| Infant Mortality Rate |
13.97 deaths / 1000 Live births |
| Life expectancy at birth |
76.4 female, 71.7 male (2001 est) |
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| Ethnic mix |
73.8 % Sinhalese |
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8.5 % Tamil |
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7.2 % Moors |
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10.5 % Other |
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| Religions |
69.1 % Buddhist |
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7.1 % Hindu |
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6.2 % Christian |
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7.6 % Muslim |
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10 % Other |
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| Literacy rate |
92.5%(2003 est) |
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Economic Information
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| Labor Force |
8.08 million |
| Unemployment Rate |
8.4 % |
| Electricity Production |
7.308 billion kWh |
| Electricity Consumption |
6.796 billion kWh |
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Transportation Information
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| Railways |
1449 km |
| Highways |
11650 km |
| Ports – Harbors |
Colombo, Galle, Jaffna, Trincomalee |
| International Airports |
1 – Bandaranayake International airport |
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Other Information
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| Time Zone |
GMT/UTC +5.5 |
| Daylight Saving Start/End |
Not in use |
| Currency |
Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR) |
| Calling Code |
+94 |
| Drives on the |
Left |
| Internet TLD |
.lk |
| Electricity |
230-240V, 50 cycles |
