Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, historically known as Ceylon, and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian peninsula by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. It shares a maritime border with the Maldives in the southwest and India in the northwest.
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largest city
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| Official languages |
official languages
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| National language |
national language
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| Ethnic groups | 74.9% Sinhalese
11.2% Sri Lankan Tamils 9.2% Sri Lankan Moors 4.2% Indian Tamils 0.5% Others (incl. Burghers, Malays, Veddas, Chinese, Africans) |
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| Government |
government
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| Government:President |
government:president
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| Government:Vice President |
government:vice president
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| Government:House Speaker |
government:house speaker
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| Government:Chief Justice |
government:chief justice
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| Legislature |
legislature
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| Legislature:Upper house |
legislature:upper house
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| Legislature:Lower house |
legislature:lower house
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| Area:Total area |
area:total area
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| Area:Water (%) |
area:water (%)
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| Area:Total land area |
area:total land area
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| Population:Density | 327/km (846.9/sq mi) (43rd)
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| GDP:Total |  $86.566 billion (65th) |
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| GDP:Per capita | $3,946 (109th) |
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| Gini | 39.8
medium |
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| Currency |
currency
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| Time zone |
time zone
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| Time zone:Summer |
time zone:summer
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| Date format |
date format
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| Mains electricity |
mains electricity
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| Driving side |
driving side
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| Calling code |
calling code
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| ISO 3166 code |
iso 3166 code
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| Internet TLD |
0.780
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