| National name |
Janarajaya/ Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka |
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| Capital |
Sri Jayewardenapura Kotte |
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| Commercial Capital |
Colombo |
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| Currency |
Sri Lankan rupee |
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| Political system |
liberal democracy |
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| Language |
Sinhala, Tamil (both official), English |
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| Physical features |
Flat in north and around coast; hills and mountains in south and central interior |
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| Geography |
555' - 951' North
Latitude |
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7941' - 8153' East
Longitude |
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Maximum Length |
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432 km |
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Maximum Breadth |
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224 km |
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Land Area |
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65,610 sq.
km. |
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Excluding Island Water |
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64,454 sq.
km. |
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Highest Water Fall |
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Bambarakanda |
241 m |
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Highest Peak |
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Piduruthalagala |
2524 m |
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Longest River |
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Mahaweli |
335 km |
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Capital City |
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Sri
Jayawardanapura |
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Commercial Centre |
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Colombo |
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| Population |
Population |
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19.1
million19,065,000 (2003 provisional) |
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Male |
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9.5
million (1997 provisional) |
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Female |
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9.1
million (1997 provisional) |
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Growth |
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1.1% |
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Density(per sq km) |
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291 (2003 est) |
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Age distribution(% of total population) |
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0-14 25%, 15-59 65%, 60+ 10% (2002 est) |
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Labour force |
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41.6% agriculture, 22.5% industry, 35.9% services (1998) |
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| Provincial Population |
Western |
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4.703
million |
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Central |
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2.315
million |
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Southern |
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2.224
million |
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North
Western |
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1.979
million |
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Sabagamuwa |
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1.677
million |
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Uva |
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1.114
million |
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Central |
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1.007
million |
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Northern |
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1.109
million |
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Eastern |
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0.975
million |
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| Literacy (%) |
Male |
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95 |
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Female |
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90 |
| Education |
up to 10 compulsory |
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| Ethnicity (%) |
Sinhala |
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83.9 |
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Tamil |
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9.0 |
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Moors |
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6.4 |
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Others |
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0.7 |
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| Administrative Units |
9 |
Provinces |
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25 |
Districts |
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256 |
AGA Divisions |
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160 |
Electorates |
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| Religion (%) |
Buddhism |
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69 |
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Hinduism |
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15 |
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Christianity |
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8 |
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Islam |
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8 |
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| Climate |
Temperature |
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Rainfall |
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Rainy Seasons |
South West
Monsoon - (May to August) |
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North East
Monsoon - (November to February) |
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| Airports |
One international airport and five domestic airports. |
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| Major towns/cities |
Colombo, Kandy, Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia, Moratuwa, Jaffna, Kotte, Galle |
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| Major ports |
Colombo, Jaffna, Galle, Negombo, Trincomalee |
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| Armed forces |
157,900; (2002 est) |
