Sri Lanka Country Info - Asia
Description and Basic Information
Sri Lanka with its capital Colombo is located in Asia (Southern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean). It covers some 65,611 square kilometres (slightly larger than West Virginia) with 21,128,000 citizens. Sinhalese, Tamil and English are the official languages spoken in Sri Lanka (consider regional differences).
Sri Lanak formerly known as Ceylon, is in Southern Asia. It is an island country in the Indian Ocean, south of India. Since Sri Lanka is a tropical country, you can expect the rain anytime of the year in most parts. However, the two major rainy seasons are North-East monsoon (October to January) and South-West monsoon (May to July).
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About Sri Lanka
The topography features mostly low, flat to rolling plain with mountains in south-central interior. The average density of population is about 322 per km². The climate in Sri Lanka can be described as tropical monsoon with northeast monsoon (December to March), southwest monsoon (June to October). Potential natural disasters are occasional cyclones and tornadoes.
To reach someone in Sri Lanka dial +94 prior to a number. There are 3,523,000 installed telephones. And there are 15,868,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 900 Mhz. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".lk". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 230V - 50Hz. The following list are the 8 regions/states in Sri Lanka we know off.
Heritage Properties
Ancient City of Polonnaruwa: Polonnaruwa was the second capital of Sri Lanka after the destruction of Anuradhapura in 993. It comprises, besides the Brahmanic monuments built by the Cholas, the...
Ancient City of Sigiriya: The ruins of the capital built by the parricidal King Kassapa I (477–95) lie on the steep slopes and at the summit of a granite peak standing some 370 m high...
Central Highlands of Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka's highlands are situated in the south-central part of the island. The property comprises the Peak Wilderness Protected Area, the Horton Plains National Park...
Golden Temple of Dambulla: A sacred pilgrimage site for 22 centuries, this cave monastery, with its five sanctuaries, is the largest, best-preserved cave-temple complex in Sri Lanka. The...
Demographic Statistics
In the year 2010, the total Sri Lankan population grew at a rate of 0.86% (or by 185,666 citizens). With 133,387 deaths and 341,642 babies born, the natural increase rate lies at 0.97%. -22,590 persons more in total emmigrated from the country than immigrated.
An overview of age distribution in Sri Lanka: Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.
Birthrate
The number of people born in Sri Lanka has declined over the last 10 years by 2.6 births per thousand from 18.3 in 2001 to 15.9 in 2010. Currently, 341,642 children are born each year.
Natural Deathrate
The number of people naturally dying in Sri Lanka has rised over the last 10 years by 1.9 deaths per thousand from 5.7 in 2001 to 6.2 in 2010. Currently, 133,387 people die each year.
Based on content from wikitravel.org. The original article can be found here based on the work of these users.
Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.
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