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இலங்கை ஜனநாயக சமத்துவ குடியரசு Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Colombo (0.6 mln inhabitants)
Rebublic
Sinhala, Tamil
65 610 km2 / 25 330 sq mi. That's about 1.5-times the area of Switzerland or Denmark.
The island of Sri Lanka lies in the Indian Ocean between 6° and 10° northern latitude. It is separated from the Indian subcontinent by a barely 30 km (19 mi) wide shallow strait.
Pidurutalagala, 2524 m (8280 ft)
Mahaweli Ganga
20.2 mln (2006), of which 73.8% are Sinhalese and 13.9% Tamils
In average 319 inhabitants/km2. For comparison: in Switzerland 170 inhabitants share one km2, in Denmark 125.
70 years
8%
70% Buddhists, 15% Hindus, 8% Christians und 7% Muslims
USD 1506 per capita (2007). This is similar to the GDP of Bolivia.
In the 19th and 20th centuries Sri Lanka became a plantation economy famous for its production and export of cinnamon, rubber and Ceylon tea. Tea dominates still today, besides products made of coconut. In 2007, Sri Lanka was the second-biggest tea producer worldwide behind Kenia but before China. During the last decades the nation moved towards an industrialzed economy with development in textiles, clothing and jewelry.
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