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In 1997-2000, the annual GDP growth rate was 5.3%, in 2001 1.4%, in 2002 4%. GDP is $16.2 billion (or $68 billion in PPP) and per capita income is $3,530 (PPP). The share of Sri Lanka in the world economy…
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THE CAPITAL Sri Jayavardenepura Kotte STATE STRUCTURE mixed republic INTERNAL DIVISION The country is divided into 9 provinces, which are subdivided into 25 districts. SQUARE 65,610 km² CLIMATE Subequatorial monsoon OFFICIAL LANGUAGE Sinhala and Tamil CURRENCY Sri Lankan rupee…
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The former British crown colony Ceylon, since 1972 the Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island state in the Indian Ocean off the southeast coast of the Indian peninsula. The peaks of the central highlands in the south are over…
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Sri Lanka is an island country in the Indian Ocean off the southern tip of India. The island’s landscape is characterized by low-lying coastal plains that extend inland from the north and west coasts. The central and southern areas are…
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