Size: 65,525 sp km
Capital: Sri Jayawardhanapura
Population: 20million
Commercial capital: Colombo
Population Density: 311 people per sq km.
Life expectancy at birth: 74 female, 69 male.
Literacy Rate: 91.8%,
Languages: Sinhala, Tamil,
English
Currency: Sri Lankan Rupees
Vital statistics
2002
Ethnic Mix: Sinhalese
74%, Tamil 18% Muslims 7%
Others 1%,
Religions: Buddhism: 70%,
Hindunism: 16%
Christianity,7%, Islam:7%
Climate: Lowlands Tropical,
average 27C.
