World Region Information --- Sri Lanka Information
We are researching the regional information of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka is an island country in South Asia. We will feature information that seems to be good to know when expanding into Sri Lanka.
It is located in the Indian Ocean southwest of the Bay of Bengal. Across the Palk Strait lies India to the northwest.
Approx. 66,000 km2
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte(110,000)
Colombo(560,000), etc.
Approximately 21.67 million people
74.9% Sinhalese, 11.2% Sri Lanka Tamils, 9.2% Sri Lanka Moors, 4.2% Indian Tamils, 0.5% other
Sinhala, Tamil
70.2% Buddhism, 12.6% Hinduism, 9.7% Islam, 7.4% Christianity, 0.1% other
- St Anthony's Shrine
- Christian Reformed International Church
- Sri Dalada Maligawa
- Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple
- Ruhunu Maha Kataragama Dewalaya
- Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil
It is influenced by Buddhism and Hinduism, along with traditional Sinhalese and Tamil culture.
- Colombo National Museum
- Colombo Old Town Hall Building and Museum
- Dutch Museum
- Viharamahadevi Park
- Dutch Hospital Shopping Precinct
- Galle Face Green
- Pettah Market
- The Lighthouse (Colombo)
- Mount Lavinia Beach
- Botanical Gardens Hakgala
- Sigiriya
- Jaffna Fort
Although it is considered a developing country, it is known as a country with a well-developed education system. We have an education system that requires all children to attend nine years of compulsory education.
- University of Peradeniya
- University of Colombo
- University of Sri Jayewardenepura
- University of Ruhuna
- University of Jaffna
- University of Moratuwa
- University of Kelaniya
- Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka
- National Library of Sri Lanka
- Jaffna Public Library
1815 Britain conquers the Kingdom of Kandy and colonizes Sri Lanka
1833 The entire island is united and placed under British rule
1948 Ceylon becomes independent and gains autonomy
1972 Becomes a republic and changes country name to Sri Lanka
1983 Civil War intensifies
1987 Indian peacekeepers deploy
1990 Indian forces withdraw. Civil war erupts again
1991 Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi, Prime Minister of India
1993 Assassination of President Premadasa
1994 Peace talks
1995-2001 Intensifying civil war
2002 ceasefire agreement
2004 Tsunami kills over 30,000 people
2006 Peace talks failed
2008 Government withdraws ceasefire agreement. Large-scale attack begins
2009 Conflict ended
It is a quasi-presidential democratic republic. The president is the head of state, commander-in-chief of the armed forces, and head of government. The parliament is unicameral.
- The Parliament of Sri Lanka
- President's House
- The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
$4,152
Under British rule, plantations of tea, rubber, coffee, and sugar dominated, but industrialization has led to growth in food processing, textiles, telecommunications, and finance.
People's Republic of China, Singapore, Israel, Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Malaysia, India, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Iran, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Georgia , Cambodia, Japan , Myanmar, Laos, Mongolia, Bhutan, Nepal, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Armenia, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan , Kuwait, Bahrain , Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen, North Korea, East Timor, Brunei, Maldives
