| Area |
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65,610 sq km (25,332 sq mi) |
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| Capital |
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Colombo |
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| Nationality |
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Sri Lankan |
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| Population |
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21.3 million
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| Languages |
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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 |
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| Religions |
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Buddhist 69.1%, Muslim 7.6%, Hindu 7.1%, Christian 6.2%, unspecified 10% |
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| Literacy |
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90.7% |
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| Gross National Income
(per capita) |
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US$ 1,990 (WorldBank) |
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| Currency |
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SriLankan rupee (LKR); 113 LKR = 1 US$ |
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| Climate |
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tropical monsoon; northeast monsoon (December
to March); southwest monsoon (June to October) |
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| Exports—commodities |
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textiles and apparel, tea and spices; diamonds, emeralds, rubies; coconut products, rubber manufactures, fish |
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All data (except GNI) taken from CIA World Factbook |
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Maps
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Download:
PDF Country Leaflet (1.80MB; status 2005)
Church Statistics
The Church of the Nazarene began work in Sri Lanka in 1999.
Districts: 1
Organized Churches: 59
Mission Churches: 104
Members: 3,870
Elders: 5
Ministers: 7
Jesus Film Teams: 7
Statistics correct as of April 2011
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