Sri Lanka Prajatantrika Samajawadi Janarajaya
(Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka)
Capital
Sri Jayewardenepura
Kotte (Administrative)
Colombo (Commercial)
President
Mahinda Rajapaksa
Prime Minister
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
Currency
Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR)
Population
20 million
Population Density
(per sq km)
304
3000 Colombo
30 Mullaitivu district (NE Sri Lanka)
Population Distribution
72.2% Rural
21.5% Urban
6.3% Estate
Population Growth
1.2%
Birth Rate
1.7%
Death Rate
0.6%
Infant Mortality
1.6%
Life Expectancy
69.5 years (male)
74.2 years (female)
Adult Literacy
90.5% (male)
82.4% (female)
Ethnicity
74% Sinhalese
18% Tamil
7% Moor
1% Others
Religion
69% Buddhist
16% Hindu
7% Christian
7% Islam
Annual Income (per capita)
US$850
Main Foreign Exchange Earners
Garments, tea, tourism
Unemployment Rate
10%
Latitude
6-10°N
Longitude
80-82°E
Maximum Length
432km
Maximum Width
224km
Area (sqkm)
65,525
20,000 Agriculture
8000 Plantations (tea, coconut, rubber)
5600 Rice
8000 Nature Reserves & National Parks
Highest Peak
Mount Pidurutalagala (2524m)
Longest River
Mahaweli Ganga (335km)
Highest Waterfall
Bambarakanda (263m)
Foreign Tourists (2008)
438,475
85,238 India
81,331 UK
31,564 Maldives
30,625 Germany
19,536 Australia
15,797 Russia
14,053 USA
13,030 Netherlands
10,595 France
10,258 Canada
Foreign Tourists (2007)
494,008
105,906 India
94,089 UK
35,016 Germany
29,550 Maldives
20,241 Australia
17,532 Netherlands
16,476 USA
14,274 Japan
13,530 Russia
11,862 Canada
Foreign Tourists (2006)
559,603
128,520 India
88,531 UK
47,296 Germany
24,505 Maldives
22,703 France
21,665 Australia
20,825 USA
19,460 Netherlands
16,364 China (P.R.)
16,217 Japan
Foreign Tourists (2005)
549,308
113,023 India
92,929 UK
46,320 Germany
26,641 France
25,836 Australia
25,392 USA
24,396 Maldives
21,335 Canada
17,163 Japan
15,252 Netherlands
