(Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte, but Colombo is the commercial capital)
Sinhala (official and national language) 74%, Tamil (official and national language) 18%, other 8% note: English is commonly used in government and is spoken competently by about 10% of the population
- Sri Lankan rupee (LKR)
Area
total: 65,610 km2 water: 870 km2 land: 64,740 km2
Callingcode
+94
Electricity
230V/50Hz (British BS 1363 type plug is most common with fewer (older) installations of BS 546, the circular plug used in India, being present).
Government
Republic
Population
20,064,776 (July 2006 est.)
Religion
Buddhist 70%, Hindu 15%, Christian 8%, Muslim 8% (1999)