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Srilanka country profile
| Official name : |
Democratic Socialist Republic of
Sri Lanka
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| Government : |
Republic
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| Head of State : |
H.E. Mahinda Rajapaksa, President
(since 19 November 2005)
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| Heads of Government
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H.E. Mahinda Rajapaksa, President
(since 19 November 2005)
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| Capital : |
Colombo
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| Location & Borders : |
Southern Asia, island in the Indian
Ocean, south of India; Island
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| Area/Land: |
65,610 sq km
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| Climate : |
Tropical monsoon; northeast monsoon
(December to March); southwest
monsoon (June to October)
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| Population : |
21,128,772 (July 2008 est.) |
| Literacy : |
90.7 |
| Life Expectancy : |
74.97% |
| Language : |
Sinhala (official and national language)
74%, Tamil (national language)
18%, other 8% Note: English is
commonly used in government and
is spoken competently by about 10%
of the population
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| Religion : |
Buddhist 69.1%, Muslim 7.6%, Hindu
7.1%, Christian 6.2%, unspecified 10%
(2001 census provisional data)
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| Monetary Unit: |
Sri Lankan Rupee |
| Per Capita GDP/GNI : |
$4,000 (2007 est.) |
Exports :
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$8.135 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)
Exports - commodities: Textiles and
apparel, tea and spices; diamonds,
emeralds, rubies; coconut products,
rubber manufactures, fish
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| Imports : |
$10.36 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)
Imports - commodities: Textile fabrics,
mineral products, petroleum, foodstuffs,
machinery and transportation
equipment
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| Internet domain : |
.lk |
| International dialling code : |
+94 |
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