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Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
ශ්‍රී ලංකා ප්‍රජාතාන්ත්‍රික සමාජවාදී ජනරජය
இலங்கை ஜனநாயக சமத்துவ குடியரசு
Sri Lanka
ශ්‍රී ලංකා
இலங்கை
FlagEmblem
Anthem: "Sri Lanka Matha"
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CapitalSri Jayawardenapura-Kotte[1][2]
6°54′N79°54′E / 6.9°N 79.9°E / 6.9; 79.9
Largest cityColombo
Official language(s)Sinhala, Tamil
Ethnic groups (2001)≈73.9% Sinhalese,[3]
≈12.6% Tamil,[3]
≈7.4% Moors,[3]
≈5.2% Indian Tamil,[3]
≈0.5% Others.[3]
DemonymSri Lankan
GovernmentDemocratic SocialistRepublic
 - PresidentMahinda Rajapaksa
 - Prime MinisterD. M. Jayaratne
Independencefrom the United Kingdom 
 - Dominion (Self rule)February 4, 1948 
 - RepublicMay 22, 1972 
Area
 - Total65,610 km2 (122nd)
25,332 sq mi 
 - Water (%)4.4
Population
 - 2009 estimate20,238,000[4] (53rd)
 - July 2008 census21,324,791[5] 
 - Density308.4/km2 (35th)
798.9/sq mi
GDP (PPP)2010 estimate
 - Total$102.537 billion[6] (65th)
 - Per capita$5,026[6] 
GDP (nominal)2010 estimate
 - Total$41.979 billion[7] (76th)
 - Per capita$2,029[8] 
Gini (1999–00)33.2 (medium) 
HDI (2010)increase0.658[9] (medium) (91st)
CurrencySri Lankan Rupee (LKR)
Time zoneSri Lanka Standard Time Zone(UTC+5:30)
Drives on theleft
ISO 3166 codeLK
Internet TLD.lk
Calling code94

Source: CIA World Factbook
Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of July 12, 2011

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