10 Where is Sri Lanka? What are the general information?
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This article is from the Sri Lanka FAQ, by Prasad Dharmasena dharma@eng.umd.edu with numerous contributions by others.
10 Where is Sri Lanka? What are the general information?
More information can be found on CIA world fact book
http://www.ic.gov/94fact/country/223.html (includes a map)
Sri Lanka is an island in the Indian Ocean southeast of the Indian
sub-continent. Sri Lanka belongs to the South Asia sub category.
Location: Latitude 5'55" - 9'51"
Longitude 79'42" - 81'52"
29 Km southeast of India
Length: 432Km (270 miles)
Width: 224Km (140 miles)
Area: 65,610 Sq.Km. (25,332 sq.miles)
Landarea: 65,610 Sq.Km.
Full Name: Democratic Socialist Repubic of Sri Lanka.
Short: Sri Lanka
Former: Ceylon, Taprobane, Serendib (see below)
Suggest: Sri Lankan Union of Territories :-)
Capital: Sri Jayawardenapura
Commercial Center: Colombo
International Airport: Colombo (Katunayake)
Intl Seaport: Colombo
Literacy Rate: 87%+
Total Population: 18 million
Labor force: 6.6 million
Population growth rate: 1.2%
Life expectancy: 68 (male), 73 (Female)
Infant Mortality: 22.8 deaths / 1000 live births
Climate: Tropical
Monsoon Seasons: northeast monsoon (December to March)
southwest monsoon (June to October)
Average temps Max C(F) Min C(F) Elevation m(ft)
Colombo 30.4(87.7) 24.0(75.2) 0(0)
Kandy 28.7(83.7) 20.2(68.4) 305(1000)
Nuwara Eliya 20.2(68.4) 11.4(52.5) 1890(6200)
Languages: Sinhala (74%), Tamil (25%?), English (20%)
Ethnic div: Sinhalese (74%), Tamil (18%), Moor 7%, Burgher, Malay, ...
Religions: Buddhists (69%), Hindu (15%), Christian (8%), Muslim (8%)
Currency : Sri Lanakan Rupee (US$1 ~= Rs. 50), Rs.1 = 100 cents
Banknotes: 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500, 1000 Rupees
Coins : 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50 Cents
1, 2, 5, 10 Rupees
Government:
Executive: Elected President (Mrs. Chandrika B. Kumaratunga)
Prime Minister (Mrs. Sirima Bandaranayake, CBK's mother)
Cabinet - appointed by Prez from the Parliament
Legislative: Elected Parliament
Judicial: Supreme Court
GDP (1992): $7.75 billion (est)
per capita: $440 (est)
inflation: 10%
unemployment: 15%
Telephone Country code for Sri Lanka: 94 (From US, Europe, Australia?)
Time Difference: GMT +0530 hrs
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