Buddhist 69.1%, Muslim 7.6%, Hindu 7.1%, Christian 6.2%, unspecified 10% (2001 census provisional data)
Muslim (official) 67%, Buddhist 13%, Christian 10%, other (includes indigenous beliefs) 10%
Languages
Sinhala (official and national language) 74%, Tamil (national language) 18%, other 8% note: English is commonly used in government and is spoken competently by about 10% of the population
Malay (official), English, Chinese
Exports
textiles and apparel, tea and spices; diamonds, emeralds, rubies; coconut products, rubber manufactures, fish
crude oil, natural gas, garments
External Debt
$22,820,000,000 $
$0 US
Exchange Rate
Sri Lankan rupees (LKR) per US dollar - 108.33 (2008), 110.78 (2007), 103.99 (2006), 100.498 (2005), 101.194 (2004)
Bruneian dollars (BND) per US dollar - NA (2007), 1.5886 (2006), 1.6644 (2005), 1.6902 (2004), 1.7422 (2003)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
2.900%
2.400%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
Location
Southern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of India
Southeastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and Malaysia
Area
65,610 km sq
5,765 km sq
Coastline
1,340 km
161 km
Climate
tropical monsoon; northeast monsoon (December to March); southwest monsoon (June to October)
