Sri Lanka fast facts
Full Country Name: The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Population: 20.6 million (UNDP 2006)
Capital city: Colombo
Languages: Sinhalese, Tamil, English
Currency: Rupee
Major agricultural exports: Tea, rubber, cinnamon, coconuts, tobacco leaves
Population living on less than $2 a day: 42%
Life Expectancy: 72 years
Adult literacy rate: 91%
HDI Ranking: 99 out of 177
did you know?
Sri Lanka is the world’s third largest tea producer (following China and India)
Coffee used to be the country's main cash crop until severe blight in the 1870’s