Geographical position: Sri Lanka is located in Southern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of India.
The country’s climate is tropical monsoon; northeast monsoon (December to March); southwest monsoon (June to October).
Languages: Sinhala (official and national language) 74%, Tamil (national language) 18%, other 8%
Colombo is the capital of Sri Lanka.
Surface: 65,610 sq km
Population: 20,064,776
System of government: republic
Capital: Colombo
Religion: Buddhist 70%, Hindu 15%, Christian 8%, Muslim 7% (1999)
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| Cities: Vacations and Tourism |
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Colombo |
Hikkaduwa |
| Negombo |
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