| Country
name |
conventional long form: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
conventional
short form: Sri Lanka
former: Serendib, Ceylon |
| Government type |
republic |
|
Capital |
Colombo; note - Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte is the legislative
capital |
| Administrative
divisions |
8 provinces; Central, North Central, North Eastern, North Western, Sabaragamuwa,
Southern, Uva, Western; note - North Eastern province may have been divided in
two - Northern and Eastern |
|
National holiday |
Independence Day, 4 February (1948) |
| Suffrage |
18 years of age; universal |
| Location |
Southern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of India |
| Geographic coordinates |
7 00 N, 81 00 E |
|
Map references |
Asia |
|
Area |
total: 65,610 sq km
water: 870 sq km
land: 64,740
sq km |
| Area
- comparative |
slightly larger than West Virginia |
|
Land boundaries |
0 km |
|
Coastline |
1,340 km |
|
Maritime claims - as described in UNCLOS 1982 (see Notes and
Definitions) |
territorial sea: 12 NM
continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental
margin
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
contiguous zone: 24 NM |
| Climate |
tropical monsoon; northeast monsoon (December to March); southwest
monsoon (June to October) |
|
Terrain |
mostly low, flat to rolling plain; mountains in south-central
interior |
| Elevation
extremes |
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Pidurutalagala 2,524 m |
| Natural resources |
limestone, graphite, mineral sands, gems, phosphates, clay,
hydropower |
| Land
use |
arable land: 13.43%
permanent crops: 15.78%
other: 70.79% (1998 est.)
|
| GDP |
purchasing power parity - $80.58 billion
(2004 est.)
|
| GDP
- real growth rate |
5.2% (2004 est.)
|
|
GDP - per capita |
purchasing power parity - $4,000 (2004 est.)
|
|
GDP - composition
by sector |
agriculture: 19.1%
industry: 26.2%
services: 54.7% (2004 est.)
|
| Labor force -
by occupation |
agriculture 38%
industry 17%
services 45% (1998 est.)
|
| Industries |
rubber processing, tea, coconuts, and other agricultural commodities;
telecommunications, insurance, and banking; clothing,
cement, petroleum refining, textiles, tobacco
|
| Agriculture - products |
rice, sugarcane, grains, pulses, oilseed, spices, tea, rubber,
coconuts; milk, eggs, hides, beef
|
|
Exports |
$5.306 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
|
| Exports - commodities |
textiles and apparel; tea and spices; diamonds, emeralds, rubies;
coconut products; rubber manufactures, fish
|
| Exports
- partners |
US 31%, UK 12.9%, India 5.1%, Belgium
4.9%, Germany 4.9% (2004)
|
|
Imports |
$7.265 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
|
| Imports - commodities |
textile fabrics, mineral products, petroleum, foodstuffs, machinery
and transportation equipment
|
|
Imports - partners |
India 14%, Singapore 8%, China 7.6%, Hong Kong 5.9%, Malaysia
4.6%, Japan 4.6% (2004)
|
| Currency |
Sri Lankan rupee (LKR) |
|
Currency code |
LKR |
|
Exchange rates |
Sri Lankan rupees per US dollar - 101.194 (2004), 96.521 (2003),
95.662 (2002), 89.383 (2001), 77.005 (2000)
|
|
Fiscal year |
calendar year |
