SRI LANKA

WORLD REGION-ASIA

Capital : Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte

Largest City : Colombo

Official Languages : Sinhala,Tamil

Language for inter –ethnic Communucation : English

Ethnic Groups : Sinhalese(73.8%) Tamil(13.9%) Moors(7.2%) Indian Tamil(4.6%) Others(0.5%)

Demonym : Sri Lankan

Government : Democratic Socialist Republic

EstablishmentIndependence from the United Kingdom :February 4,1948

Currency :Sri Lankan Rupee(LKR)

AreaTotal :65,610 km2

Water(%) : 4.4

Population

July 2008 Census : 21,324,791

Time Zone :Sri Lanka Standard (UTC+5.30)

Drives on the : Left

Internet TLD : .lk

Calling Code : 94

National Symbols

Flag

Emblem

Flower

Bird Tree

Buddhism-Viharai

Hinduism-Temple

Islam-Mosque

Rice and Curry

Tea

University

Sea Ports

Sports

Tourist Places

All are welcome to Sri Lanka and Enjoy

Thank You

From: Uma