Sri Lanka at a Glance

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Sri Lanka at a Glance

Beautiful year around Cycle Tour destination in south east Asian Sri Lanka, visit over eight Hundred Thousand tourist every Year and was picked as the top Destination to travel in 2019 by the Lonely Planet. on this page you just get the quick references of your Cycle destination of Sri Lanka. Go through it have a rough idea of the country, however your cycle guide is keen enough to explain you kind of key facts and getting closer to people and the nature.

General

  • Official name - Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (re-changed on 7 September 1978)
  • Government type - Republic
  • Commercial capital - Colombo
  • Administrative capital - Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte
  • Currency (code) - Sri Lankan rupee (LKR)
  • International dialing - +94 (country code)
  • Independent Day - 4 February 1948
  • Air Port Code - CMB
  • Administrative divisions - 9 provinces; Central, North Central, Northern, North Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Uva, Western, Eastern Province

Geography

  • Location - Latitude 5° 55. to 9° 50. North, longitude 79° 42. to 81° 52. , 850km north of the equator
  • Dimensions - 430km north to south, 225km east to west
  • Area - 65,525 square km
  • Coastline - 1,340km
  • Climate - Tropical, with 2 main Monsoon Period and inter monsoon period southwest Monsoon (June to October) cause heavy rain in southern and middle part of island and northeast monsoon (December to March) manly North and east part of the country

People

  • Population - 22,16 millions (2021)
  • Ethnic groups - Sinhalese 73.8%, Sri Lankan Moors 7.2%, Indian Tamil 4.6%, Sri Lankan Tamil 3.9%, other 0.5%, unspecified 10%
  • Religion - Buddhist 69.1%, Muslim 7.6%, Hindu 7.1%, Christian 6.2%, unspecified 10% (2001 census)
  • Languages - Sinhala (official and national language) 74%, Tamil (national language)18%, other 8% Note : English is used in government Spoken competently by about 10% of the population
  • Population growth rate - 1.3%
  • Population Density - 309 people per sq km
  • Literacy rate - Female 87.9 Male 92.5
  • Life Expectancy at Birth - 74 female, 70 male

Common Things

  • Highest mountain - Mount Pedro (Pidurutalagala) 2,524m
  • Longest River - Mahaweli 335 km
  • Highest waterfall - Bambarakanda, 263m
  • National Flower - The Blue Water Lily (Nymphaea stellata)
  • National Sport - volleyball, but Cricket is most popular and widely spread Sport
  • National Animal - Grizzled giant squirrel, but The Elephant is the most loved and respective animal of Sri Lanka
  • Time zone - Sri Lankan Standard Time is five and a half hours ahead of GMT
  • Electricity - 230. 240 volts, 50 cycles AC. If you travel with a laptop computer bring a Stabilizer. Power pack
  • National Carrier - Sri Lankan Air Line (UL)
  • Visa - Compulsory info (www.eta.gov.lk)

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