flag Sri Lanka Sri Lanka: Introdução

Capital: Colombo

Population

Total Population: 22,181,000
Natural Increase: 0.1%
Density: 358 Inhabitants/km²
Urban Population: 19.0%
Ethnic Origins: About 75% Sinhalese, 11% Sri Lankan Tamil, 9% Sri Lankan Moor, 4% Indian Tamil and 1% other ethnic groups. (Department of Census and Statistics)
Official Language: Sinhala, Tamil
Business Language(s): English
Religion: Buddhist 69.1%, Muslim 7.6%, Hindu 7.1%, Christian 6.2%.
Literacy Rate: 90.7%

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Colombo

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: Sri Lanka Rupee (LKR)

Country Overview

Area: 65,610 km²
Type of State: Democratic Socialist Republic.
Type of Economy: Lower-middle-income economy.
An economy based on food industries; textiles and clothing.
HDI*: 0.757/1
HDI (World Rank): 73/188

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To call from Sri Lanka, dial 00
To call Sri Lanka, dial +94
Internet Suffix: .lk
Telephone Lines: 16.3 per 100 Inhabitants
Internet Users: 18.3 per 100 Inhabitants
Access to Electricity: 88.66% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

 
Foreign Trade Indicators 20192020202120222023
Imports of Goods (million USD) 19,93716,05520,63718,29116,811
Exports of Goods (million USD) 11,94010,04712,49913,10711,911
Imports of Services (million USD) 6,6193,8212,9522,7823,333
Exports of Services (million USD) 7,4743,0352,4753,0624,981

Source: WTO – World Trade Organisation, Latest data available.

 

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