Sri Lanka
- Official Name:
- Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka)
- Área:
- 65.610 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 20.926.315 inhabitants (2007)
- Costas:
- 1.340 km
- Capital:
- Colombo
- Maritime Ports and terminals
- Colombo, Galle, Jaffna, Trincomalee.
- Maritime claims:
- Territorial sea: 12 nm
- Contiguous zone: 24 nm
- Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
- Continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
- Political divisions:
- 8 provinces; Central, North Central, North Eastern, North Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Uva, Western
- Language(s):
- Sinhala (official and national language) 74%, Tamil (national language) 18%, other 8% Note: English is commonly used in government and is spoken competently by about 10% of the population
- National holiday:
- Independence Day, 4 February (1948)
- Nationality:
- Sri Lankan(s)
- Official time:
- UTC 5.5
- Member of:
- AsDB, BIMSTEC, C, CP, FAO, G-15, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, MONUC, NAM, OAS (observer), OPCW, PCA, SAARC, SACEP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIS, UNWTO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
- Internet country code
- .lk
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
Rupia de Sri Lanka (LKR) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD 4.700 (2006 estimado)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD 27.400.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate):
- 7,5% (2006 estimado)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2006 estimado)
-
- Agriculture: 17,3%
- Industry: 27,3%
- Services: 55,3%
- Labor force:
- 7.500.000 (2006 estimado)
- Labor force - by occupation (1999):
-
- Agriculture 34,3%
- Industry 25,3%
- Services 40,4%
- Unemployment rate:
- 7,6%(2006 estimado)
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 12,1%(2006 estimado)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- 28,2% del PIB (2006 estimado)
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD 5.610.000.000
- Expenditures: USD 8.390.000.000
- Public debt:
- 89,6% del PIB (2006 estimado)
- Current account balance:
- USD -1.118.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Exports:
- USD 7.076.000.000 f.o.b. (2006 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Textiles and apparel, tea and spices; diamonds, emeralds, rubies; coconut products, rubber manufactures, fish.
- Exports - Partners::
- US 31,1%, UK 12,2%, India 8,9%, Germany 4,3% (2005
- Imports:
- USD 9.655.000.000 f.o.b. (2006 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Textile fabrics, mineral products, petroleum, foodstuffs, machinery and transportation equipment
- Imports - partners:
- India 20,7%, Singapore 8,3%, Hong Kong 7,3%, China 7,1%, Iran 5,9%, Malaysia 4,4%, Japan 4,3% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- USD 2.810.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Debt - external:
- USD 12.230.000.000 (2006)