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Sri Lanka is an island located in the Indian Ocean and separated from India by the Palk Strait. The country has two geographical regions, a rolling plain which comprises 80% of the land area as well as the entire northern half of the island and continues around the coast to the southern half and the south central region which is hilly and mountainous with two plateaus, the Hatton and Kandy. Sri Lanka's most dynamic sectors are food processing, textiles and apparel, food and beverages, port construction, insurance and banking and telecommunications.
Area: 65,610 sq km
Population: 20,222,240
Capital: Colombo
People: Sinhalese 73.8%, Sri Lankan Moors 7.2%, Indian Tamil 4.6%, Sri Lankan Tamil 3.9%, other 0.5%, unspecified 10%
Language: Sinhala (official and national language) 74%, Tamil (national language) 18%, other 8%. English is commonly used in government and is spoken competently by about 10% of the population
Religion: Buddhist 69.1%, Muslim 7.6%, Hindu 7.1%, Christian 6.2%, unspecified 10%
Government: Republic
GDP: US$93.33 billion
Major Industries: Agriculture, fishing, forestry, mining, oil refining, and textiles.
Major Trading Partners: Its main trading partners are the USA, the UK, Egypt and Japan.
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