Sunday, November 19, 2017

details of sri lanka 2

Capital Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
(Administrative)

Colombo (Commercial)
6°56′N 79°52′E
Largest city Colombo
Official languages
Recognised English
Ethnic groups (2012[2]) 74.9% Sinhalese
11.2% Sri Lankan Tamils
9.2% Sri Lankan Moors
4.2% Indian Tamils
0.5% other
Religion
Demonym Sri Lankan
Government Unitary semi-presidential constitutional republic
• President
Maithripala Sirisena
Ranil Wickremesinghe
Karu Jayasuriya
Priyasath Dep
Legislature Parliament
Independence from the United Kingdom
• Dominion
4 February 1948
• Republic
22 May 1972
7 September 1978
Area
• Total
65,610 km2 (25,330 sq mi) (120th)
• Water (%)
4.4
Population
• 2016 estimate
21,203,000[4] (58th)
• 2012 census
20,277,597[5] (57th)
• Density
309/km2 (800.3/sq mi) (40th)
GDP (PPP) 2017 estimate
• Total
$278.415 billion[6]
• Per capita
$13,012[6]
GDP (nominal) 2017 estimate
• Total
$84.023 billion[6]
• Per capita
$3,927[6]
Gini (2010) 36.4[7]
medium
HDI (2016) Increase 0.766[8]
high · 73rd
Currency Sri Lankan rupee (LKR)
Time zone SLST (UTC+5:30)
Date format
  • dd-mm-yyyy
  • yyyy-mm-dd
Drives on the left
Calling code +94
ISO 3166 code LK
Internet TLD
Website
www.gov.lk

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