ABOUT SRILANKA
A diverse and multicultural country, Sri Lanka is home to many religions, ethnic groups, and languages.In addition to the majority Sinhalese, it is home to large groups of Sri Lankan and Indian Tamils, Moors, Burghers, Malays, Kaffirs and the aboriginal Vedda. Sri Lanka has a rich Buddhist heritage, and the first known Buddhist writings of Sri Lanka, the Pāli Canon, date back to the Fourth Buddhist council in 29 BC
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CURRENCY
The Local Currency in Srilanka is Sri Lankan rupee, approximate conversion against US Dollars is, 1 USD= 153.29 LKR
TIME ZONE
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QUICK FACTS
| Area | 65,610km²
water: 870km²
land: 64,740km² |
| Population | 20,896,581 Estimate |
| Language | Sinhala (official and national language) , Tamil (official and national language)
English commonly used in government & spoken competently by c. |
| Religion | Buddhist, Hindu, Christian , Muslim |
| Electricity | 230V, 50Hz British G type |
| Country code | +94 |
