Saturday, September 25, 2010



SRI LANKA FACTS AND FIGURES
Location                                    :               Latitude 5  55’ to  9  50’ North
     Longitude 70  42’ to 81  52’ East

Dimensions                                :               430 Km North to South,225 Km East to West
Coastline                                   :               1,330 km approximately
Area                                         :               65,525sq. km
Highest mountain                       :               Piduruthalagala 5,424 m
Longest river                             :               Mahaweli Ganga (river) 335km
Highest waterfall                        :               Bambarakanda, 263m
Administrative capital                 :               Sri Jayawardanenepura Kotte
Commercial Capital                   :               Colombo
Population                                 :               18.7 Million
Population of Colombo District  :               2,251,274
Life expectancy                         :               Men 69;  Women 74
Literacy Rate                            :               91%
Language                                  :               Sinhala , Tamil and English
Religion                                    :               Buddhist 69% , Hindu 16% ; Christian 7% Muslim 7%
Main foreign exchange earners  :               Garments , Tea , Tourisim
International dialing code           :               +94
Electricity                                            :               230 Volts A

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