Sri Lanka Short Introduction for Travelers

Sri Lanka Short Introduction for Travelers

Capital Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte, but Colombo is the commercial capital Government Republic Currency Sri Lankan rupee (LKR) Area 65,610km² water: 870km² land: 64,740km² Population 20,064,776 (July 2006 estimate) Language Sinhala (official and national language) 74%, Tamil (official and national language) 20%, other 6% English commonly used in government & spoken competently by c. 9% Religion Buddhist 70%, Hindu 15%, Christian…