Country Name : |
Conventional long form : Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Conventional short form : Former: |
Size : |
The maximum length is 432km from North to South and its maximum width is 224 km from East to West. It has an area of 65,525 sq km |
Location : |
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Climate and Seasons: |
In the lowlands the climate is typically tropical with an average temperature of 27°C in |
Capital : Commercial capital : |
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte |
Government : |
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Head of State/ Government: |
His Excellency Maithripala Sirisena, President of |
Prime Minister : |
Honourable Ranil Wickremesinghe (appointed by the President) |
Administrative Provinces : |
Central , North Central, Eastern, North-Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Uva, Western and Northern |
Districts : |
Colombo, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Hambantota, Anuradhapura, Galle, Polonaruwa, Kurunegala, Trincomalee, Jaffna, Matara, Badulla, Kalutara, Moneragala, Ampara, Matale, Batticaloa, Killinochchi, Vavuniya, Mulativu, Mannar, Puttalam, Gampaha, Kegalle, Ratnapura. |
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February 4th 1948 |
Population: |
21 million |
Ethnicity: |
Sinhalese (73.9%), Sri Lankan Tamils (12.7%), Sri Lankan Moors (7.1%), Indian Tamils (5.5%), Burghers (0.3%), Malays (0.3%),others (0.2%) |
Religion: |
Buddhist (69.3%), Hindu (15.4%), Muslim (7.6%), Roman Catholic (6.9%), Other Christians (0.7%), Others (0.1%) |
Language |
Sinhala and Tamil are the official and national languages. The link language is English. |
Suffrage: |
18 years of age, universal |
Monetary unit: |
Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR) |