Geographical Information about Sri Lanka
Coordinates: 7 00 N, 81 00 ELocation: Southern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of India
Climate: tropical monsoon; northeast monsoon (December to March); southwest monsoon (June to October)
Land Area: 64,740 sq km
Water Area: 870 sq km
Total Area: 65,610 sq km
Coastline: 1,340 km
High Elevation: Pidurutalagala, 2,524 m
Low Elevation: Indian Ocean, 0 m
Natural Resources: limestone, graphite, mineral sands, gems, phosphates, clay, hydropower
Currency: Sri Lankan Rupees (LKR)
Government Information about Sri Lanka
Here is a look at some of the government related information for Sri
Lanka.
Official Name: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Common Name: Sri Lanka
Government Type: republic
President: Mahinda Rajapaksa
Prime Minister: Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
Capital City: Colombo; note - Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte is the legislative capital
Provinces: Western,Central, North Central, North Eastern, North Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Uva
Independence Day: February 4th, 1948 from United Kingdom
National Holiday: Independence Day, February 4th
Suffrage: 18 years of age
Judicial branch: Supreme Court, Court of Appeals
People Information about Sri Lanka
Here is a look at some of the characteristics of the people of Sri Lanka.
Population: 19,576,783
Languages: 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
Birth Rate: 16 births/1000 population
Death Rate: 6 deaths/1000 population
Female Life Expectancy: 75 years
Male Life Expectancy: 70 years
Total Life Expectancy: 72 years
Coordinates: 7 00 N, 81 00 ELocation: Southern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of India
Climate: tropical monsoon; northeast monsoon (December to March); southwest monsoon (June to October)
Land Area: 64,740 sq km
Water Area: 870 sq km
Total Area: 65,610 sq km
Coastline: 1,340 km
High Elevation: Pidurutalagala, 2,524 m
Low Elevation: Indian Ocean, 0 m
Natural Resources: limestone, graphite, mineral sands, gems, phosphates, clay, hydropower
Currency: Sri Lankan Rupees (LKR)
Government Information about Sri Lanka
Here is a look at some of the government related information for Sri
Official Name: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Common Name: Sri Lanka
Government Type: republic
President: Mahinda Rajapaksa
Prime Minister: Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
Capital City: Colombo; note - Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte is the legislative capital
Provinces: Western,Central, North Central, North Eastern, North Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Uva
Independence Day: February 4th, 1948 from United Kingdom
National Holiday: Independence Day, February 4th
Suffrage: 18 years of age
Judicial branch: Supreme Court, Court of Appeals
People Information about Sri Lanka
Here is a look at some of the characteristics of the people of Sri Lanka.
Population: 19,576,783
Languages: 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
Birth Rate: 16 births/1000 population
Death Rate: 6 deaths/1000 population
Female Life Expectancy: 75 years
Male Life Expectancy: 70 years
Total Life Expectancy: 72 years
