Sri Lanka

• Area: 65,610 sq. km (25,332 sq. mi.)
• Population: 22.235 million (2016 est.)
• Population growth rate: 0.8% (2016 est.)
• Life expectancy: 76.8 years (2016)
• Languages: Sinhala (official and national language) 74%, Tamil (official and national language) 18%, English (spoken by 10% of the population and commonly used in government)
• Religions: Buddhist (official) 70.2%, Hindu 12.6%, Muslim 9.7%, Roman Catholic 6.1%, other Christian 1.3%, other 0.05%
• Formal name: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
• Alternate names: Ceylon, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Dominion of Ceylon, Ilankai, Ilankai Jananayaka Choshalichak Kutiyarachu, Serendib, Shri Lamka, Shri Lamka Prajatantrika Samajaya di Janarajaya, Sri Lankā Janarajaya, Sri Lankā Prajathanthrika Samajavadi
• Government type: presidential republic
• Leaders: chief of state and head of government: President Maithripala SIRISENA
• Capital: Colombo; note: Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte is the legislative capital
• Administrative divisions: 9 provinces
• GDP per capita (PPP): $10,600 (2015 est.)
• Exports: textiles and apparel, tea and spices; rubber manufactures; precious stones; coconut products, fish
• Imports: petroleum, textiles, machinery and transportation equipment, building materials, mineral products, foodstuffs
• Currency: Sri Lankan rupee (LKR)

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