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Area 65,610 sq km
SRI LANKA
Climate tropical monsoon; northeast monsoon (December to March); southwest monsoon (June to October)
Terrain mostly low, flat to rolling plain; mountains in south-central interior
Population 19,742,439 (2003 est.)
Ethnic Groups Sinhalese 74%, Tamil 18%, Moor 7%, Burgher, Malay, and Vedda 1%
Religions Buddhist 70%, Hindu 15%, Christian 8%, Muslim 7% (1999)
Language Sinhala (official and national language) 74%, Tamil (national language) 18%, other 8%
note: English is commonly used in government and is spoken competently by about 10% of the population
Government type republic
Capital Colombo; note - Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte is the legislative capital
Independence 4 February 1948 (from UK)
Constitution adopted 16 August 1978
Year joining RCA

1976

International
     organization
     participation
AsDB, C, CP, ESCAP, FAO, G-15, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, MONUC, NAM, OAS (observer), OPCW, PCA, SAARC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNU, UPU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO
Currency Sri Lankan rupee (LKR)

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