Sri Lanka Facts

Sri Lanka's Information

Land Area	64,630 km²
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)
Largest Cities	Colombo (648,034) Galkissa (215,941) Moratuwa (185,031) Jaffna (169,102) Negombo (137,223) Pita Kotte (118,179) Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (115,826) Kandy (111,701) Trincomalee (108,420) Kalmunai (100,171) View all cities in Sri Lanka

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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