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Tuesday, November 01, 2005

Sri Lanka: Country Report

Just a little about Sri Lanka:

- Location: South Asia

- Population: 20,064,776

- Language: Sinhala mainly, Tamil some, and others including English, which is used in government and among the nationals sometimes

- Religion: 69.1% Buddhist, 7.6% Muslim, 7.1% Hindu, 6.2% Christian, 10% other

- Ethnic Groups: Mostly Sinhalese, smaller groups include Sri Lankan Moors, Indian Tamil, Sri Lankan Tamil, and other

- Literacy: 92.3%

- Climate/Terrain: tropical monsoon; plains and mountains

This information is from The World Factbook

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