Sri Lanka: Introduction

Capital: Colombo

Population

Total Population: 22,181,000

Natural Increase: 0.1%

Density: 358 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 19.0%

Ethnic Origins: About 75% Sinhalese, 11% Sri Lankan Tamil, 9% Sri Lankan Moor, 4% Indian Tamil and 1% other ethnic groups. (Department of Census and Statistics)

Official Language: Sinhala, Tamil

Business Language(s): English

Religion: Buddhist 69.1%, Muslim 7.6%, Hindu 7.1%, Christian 6.2%.

Literacy Rate: 90.7%

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Colombo

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: Sri Lanka Rupee (LKR)

Country Overview

Area: 65,610 km²

Type of State: Democratic Socialist Republic.

Type of Economy: Lower-middle-income economy.
An economy based on food industries; textiles and clothing.

HDI*: 0.757/1

HDI (World Rank): 73/188

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To call from Sri Lanka, dial 00
To call Sri Lanka, dial +94

Internet Suffix: .lk

Telephone Lines: 16.3 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 18.3 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 88.66% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Imports of Goods (million USD)	19,937	16,055	20,637	18,291	16,811
Exports of Goods (million USD)	11,940	10,047	12,499	13,107	11,911
Imports of Services (million USD)	6,619	3,821	2,952	2,782	3,333
Exports of Services (million USD)	7,474	3,035	2,475	3,062	4,981

Source: WTO – World Trade Organisation, Latest data available.

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