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|
 
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| Area |
65,610 sq.km. Large island 80 km. south-east of India. |
| Population (2000) |
18,827,054 +0.99%AGR |
| Capital |
Colombo (administrative) 2,400,000;
Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative) 150,000. |
| Sinhala |
74.6% |
| Tamil |
17% |
| Moor |
7.6% |
| Burgher |
0.4% |
| Other |
0.4% |
| Literacy |
90% |
| Official languages |
Sinhala and Tamil, with English as the link language. |
| All languages |
7 |
Languages with
Scriptures |
3 |
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| Largest export earnings are from tea, textiles and foreign employment. |
| HDI |
0.721; 90th/174 |
| Public debt |
45% of GNP |
| Income/person |
$800 (2.5% of USA) |
| Buddhism is the state religion and, as such, is protected and promoted. |
| Religions |
Population % |
Adherents |
Ann.Gr. |
| Buddhist |
71.93 |
13,542,300 |
+1.1% |
| Hindu |
12.00 |
2,259,246 |
-0.6% |
| Muslim |
8.00 |
1,506,164 |
+1.2% |
| Christian |
7.62 |
1,434,622 |
+2.0% |
| non-Religious/other |
0.20 |
37,654 |
+1.0% |
| Sikh |
0.15 |
28,241 |
-0.3% |
| Baha'i |
0.10 |
18,827 |
+1.0% |
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| Christians |
Denom. |
Affil.% |
,000 |
Ann.Gr. |
| Protestant |
20 |
0.87 |
164 |
+3.9% |
| Independent |
41 |
0.58 |
109 |
+20.1% |
| Anglican |
1 |
0.29 |
54 |
+0.7% |
| Catholic |
1 |
5.58 |
1,050 |
+1.2% |
| Marginal |
2 |
0.04 |
8 |
+2.4% |
| Unaffiliated |
|
0.26 |
50 |
n/a |
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Source: Operation World. 2001. Paternoster Publishing
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