Sri Lanka

World Rank 109 1.93

Capital

Area

Currency

Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

65,610 km ²

Sri Lankan rupee (LKR)

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Introduction

Sri Lanka, officially known as the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is located in South Asia. Interestingly, its previous name is Ceylon on account of being a British crown colony. It’s an island in the Indian Ocean, specifically between the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea. Buddhism is an official religion with its believers of over 70% of the entire Sri Lanka population.

Basing on the total number of inhabitants which is almost 22 million, the density of the whole population is about 327 people per square kilometres. As far as GDP (PPP) is concerned, it is equal to $321.856 billion with $14,500 per capita.

Gross domestic product (GDP, GDP PPP)

Gross domestic product (GDP)

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#62 (2021)

88,927,263,724 US$

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(United States of America (USA))

Gross national income (GNI, Inflation)

Gross national income

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#60 (2021)

86,882,788,616 US$

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(United States of America (USA))

International trade (Export, Import)

External balance on goods and services

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#130 (2021)

-6,541,879,863 US$

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Employment by sector, Unemployment

Unemployment (% of total labor force)

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#101 (2021)

5.24 %

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Population (total, growth, density, demgraphy)

Total population

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#55 (2021)

22,156,000

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