Ayubowan Sri Lanka(About Sri Lanka)

Sri Lanka is known to be the island of paradise. It was through that the Garden of Eden in the bible was located on this teardrop island off the coast of India.

Full Country Name – Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

Location – an island of the south – eastern coast shores of India. 880 KM north of the equator in the Indian Ocean.

Capital – Sri Jayawardanapura

Commercial Center – Colombo

Area – 25322 Square Miles

Population – 19.6 Million

Main Ethnic Groups

Sinhala 74.0%

Sri Lankan Tamil 12.75 %

Indian Tamil – 5.5 %

Moor – 7.0 %

Others – 0.8 %

Religious Groups

Buddhism – 70 %

Hinduism – 16 %

Christianity – 7 %

Islam – 7%

Literacy Rate – 91.8 %

Topography – Flat Coastal & Northern areas, Hills & mountains in the Central & South Central Areas

Average Temperature

Colombo 30.60 C to 24. 10C

Kandy 29.00 C to 11.50 C

Nuwara Eliya 20.20 C to 11.50 C

Rainfall

March – April – Inter Monsoonal

May – September – South West Monsoonal

October – November – Inter Monsoonal

December – February – North East Monsoonal

Average Rainfall

39” – 197”

National Flower – The Blue water Lily ( Nymphaea Sterllata )