Sri Lanka: Introduction

Capital: Colombo

Population

Total Population: 20,859,949

Natural Increase: 0.9%

Density: 333 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 15.1%

Ethnic Origins: Sinhalese 73.8%, Sri Lankan Moors 7.2%, Indian Tamil 4.6%, Sri Lankan Tamil 3.9%, other 0.5%, unspecified 10%.

Official Language: Sinhala, Tamil

Other Languages Spoken: Malayalam, Telugu

Business Language(s): English

Religion: Buddhist 69.1%, Muslim 7.6%, Hindu 7.1%, Christian 6.2%.

Literacy Rate: 90.7%

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Colombo

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: Sri Lanka Rupee (LKR)

Country Overview

Area: 65,610 km²

Type of State: Democratic Socialist Republic.

Type of Economy: Lower-middle-income economy.
An economy based on food industries; textiles and clothing.

HDI*: 0.658/1

HDI (World Rank): 91/169

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.

F° | C°

32°

Low: 27° | High: 30°

Humidity: 66% | Wind: 32 km/h
Sunrise: 6:22 am | Sunset: 6:51 pm

Colombo, Source: Yahoo Weather

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To Make a Call From Sri Lanka, Dial 00
To Make a Call to Sri Lanka, Dial +94

Internet Suffix: .lk

Telephone Lines: 17.2 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 5.7 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 66% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Imports of Goods (million USD)	11,301	13,953	10,207	13,560	19,950
Exports of Goods (million USD)	7,740	8,452	7,345	8,520	10,250
Imports of Services (million USD)	2,568	2,975	2,487	3,084	-
Exports of Services (million USD)	1,755	1,981	1,874	2,448	-

Source: WTO - World Trade Organization - Last Available Data.

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