Sri Lanka Facts
- Name: Sri Lanka
(long form) Democratic Socialist Rep. of Sri Lanka - Capital City: Colombo (647,100 pop.)
(5,648,000 metro)
Note: Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Kotte (the official administrative capital) is a satellite city, or suburb of Colombo - Sri Lanka Population: 21,675,648 (2013 est.)
- World Populations (all countries)
- Currency: Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR)
(conversion rates)
20 rupees - Ethnicity: Sinhalese 73.8%, Sri Lankan Moors 7.2%, Indian Tamil 4.6%, Sri Lankan Tamil 3.9%, other 0.5%, unspecified 10%
- GDP total: $59.2 billion (2012 est.)
- GDP per capita: $6,100 (2012 est.)
- Land Sizes
- 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 10% of the population - Largest Cities: (by population) Colombo, Galkissa, Moratuwa, Jaffna, Negombo, Pita Kotte, Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte
- Name: Sanskrit sri (venerable) and lanka (island), from ancient Indian epics
- National Day: February 4
- Religion: Buddhist 69.1%, Muslim 7.6%, Hindu 7.1%, Christian 6.2%, unspecified 10%
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Sri Lanka's Information

Land Area | 64,630 km2 |
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Water Area | 980 km2 |
Total Area | 65,610km2 (#120) |
Population | 21,203,000 (#58) |
Population Density | 328.07/km2 |
Government Type | Presidential Republic |
GDP (PPP) | $237.00 Billion |
GDP Per Capita | $11,200 |
Currency | Rupee (LKR) |
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