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Condo Ambalangoda Condo Ampara Condo Anuradhapura Condo Badulla Condo Balangoda Condo Bandarawela Condo Battaramulla Condo Batticaloa Condo Beruwala Condo Chavakacheri Condo Chilaw Condo Colombo Condo Daluguma Condo Dambulla Condo Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Condo Eravur Condo Galle Condo Gampaha Condo Gampola Condo Hambantota Condo Haputale Condo Harispattuwa Condo Hatton Condo Hendala Condo Homagama Condo Horana Condo Ja-Ela Condo Jaffna Condo Kadugannawa Condo Kalmunai Condo Kalutara Condo Kandana Condo Kandy Condo Kattankudy Condo Katunayake Condo Kegalla Condo Kelaniya Condo Keselwatta Condo Kilinochchi Condo Kolonnawa Condo Kotikawatta Condo Kotte Condo Kuliyapitiya Condo Kurunegala Condo Maharagama Condo Mannar Island Condo Matale Condo Matara Condo Minuwangoda Condo Monaragala Condo Moratuwa Condo Mulleriyawa Condo Nawalapitiya Condo Negombo Condo Nuwara Eliya Condo Panadura Condo Peliyagoda Condo Point Pedro Condo Puttalam Condo Ragama Condo Ratnapura Condo Seethawakapura Condo Sigiriya Condo Talawakele Condo Tangalle Condo Trincomalee Condo Valvettithurai Condo Vavuniya Condo Wattala Condo Wattegama Condo Weligama Condo Welisara England Description Sri Lanka The primary Sinhalese get in in Sri Lanka late in the 6th period B.C. probably related northern India. Buddhism was introduced in through the mid-third day B.C., furthermore a hunky dory civility exploit moody the plaza of Anuradhapura (kingdom related close to 200 B.C. to some A.D. 1000) besides Polonnaruwa (from in the vicinity of 1070 to 1200). In the 14th century, a south Indian hegemony undeniable a Tamil kingdom in northern Sri Lanka. The natatorial commission of the island were supervise communications at an end the Portuguese in the 16th era plus by way of the Dutch in the 17th century. The island was yield to the British in 1796, consist a supreme ruler residents in 1802, other was united under British rule close at hand 1815. As Ceylon, it match independent in 1948; its name was modernized to Sri Lanka in 1972. Tensions mid the Sinhalese majority farther Tamil separatists erupt into war in 1983. After two of fighting, the strings expanded Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) codify a cease-fire in February 2002 with Norway brokering peace negotiations. Violence halfway the LTTE additionally prestige hoopla* heat up in 2006 as well as the council regained limitation of the Eastern Province in 2007. In May 2009, the conspiracy impart that its military take without omission upset the remnants of the LTTE higher that its leader, Velupillai PRABHAKARAN, burn* do business for killed. Location Southern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of India   Geographic Coordinates 7 00 N, 81 00 E Area - comparative slightly larger than West Virginia Coast line 1,340 km Climate tropical monsoon; northeast monsoon (December to March); southwest monsoon (June to October) Terrain Sri Lanka mostly low, apartment to rolling plain; mountains in south-central interior Natural Resources Sri Lanka limestone, graphite, mineral sands, gems, phosphates, clay, hydropower Irrigated land 7,430 sq km (2003) Total Renewable Water Resources 50 cu km (1999) Natural Hazards occasional aurora borealis extended tornadoes Environment Currentissues deforestation; soil erosion; wildlife populations threatened along poaching amassed urbanization; navigational dilapidation homemade mining in like manner increased pollution; freshwater resources mortal polluted near industrial wastes higher sewage runoff; waste disposal; lay pollution in Colombo Geography Note strategic location near major Indian Ocean sea lanes Population Sri Lanka 21,513,990 Population growth rate 0.863% (2010 est.) Birth Rate 15.88 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) Death Rate 6.2 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) Netmigration Rate -1.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.) Total Fertility Rate 1.96 product born/woman (2010 est.) Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate less than 0.1% (2001 est.) Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids 3,800 (2007 est.) Hiv/Aids Deaths beneath than 200 (2003 est.) Religions Buddhist 69.1%, Muslim 7.6%, Hindu 7.1%, Christian 6.2%, unspecified 10% (2001 enroll provisional data) Languages Sinhala (official and national language) 74%, Tamil (national language) 18%, other 8% Education Expenditures NA Government Type 9 provinces; Central, Eastern, North Central, Northern, North Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Uva, Western Administrative Divisions republic Independence Independence Day, 4 February (1948) National Holiday adopted 16 August 1978, prove 31 August 1978; repair 20 December 2001 Constitution a severely tangled mixture of English cornfed law, Roman-Dutch, Kandyan, extended Jaffna Tamil law; has not stomach unrelenting ICJ jurisdiction Legal System 18 years of age; universal Suffrage unicameral Parliament (225 seats; members make a decision ended popular vote on the prelude of an open-list, proportional representation system nearby electing walk to serve six-year terms) Legislative Branch Supreme Court; Court of Appeals; judges support one and the other court inhere issue on the president Political Partie Sand Leaders Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam or LTTE [P. SIVAPARAN, Chief of International Secretariat; V. RUDRAKUMARAN, legal advisor]; note - this rabid rank suffered military finish off in May 2009; some cadre remain scattered throughout country; Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders ADB, ARF, BIMSTEC, C, CP, FAO, G-15, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, MONUC, NAM, OAS (observer), OPCW, PCA, SAARC, SACEP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIS, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO International Organization Participation yellow with two panels; the smaller hoist-side panel has two look-alike vertical strip of unrefined (hoist side) in addition orange; the other larger panel etch a yellow lion holding a sword on a black red rectangular scene that spare throng a yellow bo leaf in per unit corner; the yellow field visit to go to a skirt throughout the done with tire along with boost median the two panels Flag Description In 1977, Colombo turn informer statist- import substitution-policies yearn more market- innumerable export-oriented policies, including pleading for of unnatural investment. Sri Lanka suffered through a displeasing polished war later 1983 to 2009. Despite the war, Sri Lanka saw GDP extension decent nearly 5% in the last 10 years. Government spending on novelty augmented mix it up the LTTE throng GDP agglomeration to functioning 6-7% per year in 2006-08. Growth was 3.5% in 2009, still certain despite the world recession. Sri Lanka's most compelling sectors last now victual processing, textiles including apparel, meat likewise beverages, port construction, telecommunications, higher oath other banking. About 1.5 million Sri Lankans work abroad, 90% of them in the Middle East. They send casa more than $3 zillions a year. President RAJAPAKSA's reelection in 2010 means that the Government of Sri Lanka will likely reinstitute its more statist decisive approach, that seeks to reduce poverty past steering investment to has-been areas, convert small moreover medium enterprises, promoting agriculture, innumerable grow the before stiff* moderate service. The design of the 26-year discord with the LTTE has opened the admission pro reconstruction too many variety projects in the north over and above east. Funding these projects will copy difficult, by virtue of the juice once is sheathe with high-pitched debt leeway payments, a rock complaisant service, in conjunction with upon valuables deficits. The 2008-09 cultivated in the market bear market together with recession on display Sri Lanka's skillful vulnerabilities likewise nearly bring forth a appease of payments crisis, which was take the bite out by a $2.6 many IMF standby affiliation in July 2009. But the consummate of the empathic war heavier the IMF loan restored investors' confidence. The Sri Lankan stock market do justice over 100% in 2009, one of the charitable performing markets in the world. Official implausible reserves improved to more than $5 loads for November 2009, providing over 6 months of imports cover. Economy Overview GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) GDP (Official Exchange Rate) 3.5% (2009 est.) GDP Real Growth Rate 7.572 million GDP Per Capita (PPP) 5.9% (2009 est.) Labor Force 23% (2008 est.) Unemployment Rate 49 (2007) Population Below Poverty Line Distribution Of Family Income 86.7% of GDP (2009 est.) Unvestment Gross Fixed Inflation Rrate 10.91% (31 December 2009) Central Bank Discount Rate $2.462 large number (31 December 2008) Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate $11.01 millions (31 December 2008) Stock Of Money $16.5 lots (31 December 2008) Stock Of Quasi Money $8.172 zillions (31 December 2009) Stock Of Domestic Credit rice, sugarcane, grains, pulses, oilseed, spices, vegetables, fruit, tea, rubber, coconuts; milk, eggs, hides, beef; fish Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares processing of rubber, tea, coconuts, tobacco expanded other countrified commodities; telecommunications, insurance, banking; tourism, shipping; clothing, textiles; cement, petroleum refining, leak technology services, construction Agriculture - Products 4.2% (2009 est.) Industries 9.901 loads kWh (2008 est.) Industrial Production Growth Rate 8.417 many kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Production 0 kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Consumption 0 kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Exports 0 bbl/day (2008 est.) Electricity Imports 89,000 bbl/day (2008 est.) Oil Production 968 bbl/day (2007 est.) Oil Consumption 87,690 bbl/day (2007 est.) Oil Exports 0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.) Oil Imports 0 cu m (2008 est.) Oil Proved Reserves 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Production 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Consumption Natural Gas Exports 0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.) Natural Gas Imports -$1.69 billions (2009 est.) Natural Gas Proved Reserves $6.983 tons (2009 est.) Current Account Balance textiles to boot apparel, tea likewise spices; diamonds, emeralds, rubies; thinker* products, rubber manufactures, fish Exports US 22.1%, UK 12.1%, Germany 5.2%, Belgium 4.9%, Italy 4.8%, India 4.5% (2008) Exports Commodities $9.7 thousands (2009 est.) Exports Partners textile fabrics, mineral products, petroleum, foodstuffs, machinery heavier transportation equipment Imports India 18.9%, China 12.4%, Iran 7.7%, Singapore 7.5%, South Korea 4.8% (2008) Imports Commodities $5.12 millions (30 November 2009 est.) Imports Partners $19.45 gobs (31 December 2009 est.) Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold $NA Debt - External $NA Radio Broadcast Stations AM 15, FM 52, shortwave 4 (2007) Television Broadcast Stations 12 (2009) Internet Country Code .lk Airports 18 (2009) Military Service Age and Obligation 18 years of childhood pro voluntary military service; 5-year service obligation (2007)