Does anyone know anything about Sri Lanka?

Question

I am doing a report.
Any info?

Answer 1

Sinhala and Tamils don't get along too well.
And they were hit hard by the tsunami in 2004.

Answer 2

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (known as Ceylon before 1972), is a tropical island nation off the southeast coast of the Indian subcontinent, about 31 kilometres (18½ mi) south of India. It is in a strategic position in the Indian Ocean, along major sea trade routes from the Far East to Africa and Europe. The legislative capital of Sri Lanka is Sri Jayewardenapura-Kotte while the commercial capital is Colombo.

The country was a British crown colony for more than a century, but gained independence February 4, 1948 and is now a Democratic Socialist Republic with a linguistically and religiously diverse population.

Capital- Sri Jayawardenapura (6°54′N 79°54′E)
Largest city - Colombo
Official language(s) -Sinhala, Tamil
Government -Democratic Socialist Republic
- President Mahinda Rajapaksa
- Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
Independence From the UK
- Granted February 4, 1948
Area
- Total 65,610 km² (122nd)
(25,332 sq mi)
- Water (%) 4.4%
Population
- 2005 est. 20,743,000 (52nd)
- 2001 census 18,732,255
- Density 316/km² (35th) (818/sq mi)
GDP (PPP) 2005 estimate
- Total 86.72 billion (61st)
- Per capita $4300 (111st)
HDI (2003) 0.751 (93rd) – medium
Currency Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR)
Time zone (UTC+5:30)
Internet TLD .lk
Calling code +94

if you need more info go here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_lanka

Answer 3

Be careful of Wikipedia sources for topics like this. The authors of Wikipedia articles sometimes have a policital axe to grind and can present some misleading information.

Some really reliable sources include the Library of Congress Country Study series and the CIA World Factbook (See links below) The Country Study series is pretty in-depth, but not updated as often as the World Factook.

Answer 4

I don't know.
But there are many immigrants from Sri Lanka in my country (Switzerland). Tamils are ugly (even the women) and most of them don't work. They just get money from the state for their 100 children and their BMWs.
I don't like them very much.

Answer 5

never been there... u can obtain much info about it on the net

Answer 6

these are some good sites to visit.

http://www.lankalibrary.com/
http://www.priu.gov.lk/
https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ce.html
http://www.ourlanka.com/

have fun

Answer 7

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