Sri Lanka's beautiful landscape has led to it's nickname as The Pearl of the Indian Ocean, it is full of lush tropical forests, white beaches and diverse landscape throughout along with a rich biodiversity.It's also known for having one of the longest documented histories in the world.
The history of Sri Lanka is very colorful. It was at first inhabited originally by the Vedda, then the Singhalese came in 6th century B.C. and the Tamil in the 11th and 12th centuries A.D. The spice trade on the island was controlled successively by Arab, Portuguese, Dutch, and British traders from the 12th century. It became a British colony in 1798 and achieved independence in 1948. In 1972 the island was declared a republic. http://www.answers.com/topic/sri-lanka
Q.Who is the current president?
A.Mahinda Rajapaksa (since November 19, 2005)
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Q. What is the HIV rate?
A.Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV, 2007 (thousands),
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Q. What is the population?
A.The 2010 population of Sri Lanka is about 20 million. The population consists of: Sinhalese 74%, Tamil 18%, Moor 7%, Burgher, Malay, and Vedda 1%. growth rate of the population is 0.9%.The two most prominent languages of Sri Lanka are Sinhalese and Tamil
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Q. What is the population density?
A.The population density of Sri Lanka is 809 per square mile
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Q. What percent of the population is hungry?
A. 20 percent of the population are food insecure
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Q. What is the fertility rate?
A. 1.96 children born/woman
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Q. What is the infant mortality rate?
A.18.57 infants die out of 1000 births
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Q. What is the life expectancy?
A.The life expentancy for the total population for Sri Lanka is 75.3 years but for males it is only 77.22 years and for females it is 77.47 years
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Q. What is the GNP per capita?
A.1162 The country is famous for the production and export of tea, coffee, coconuts, rubber and cinnamon.
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Sri Lanka's beautiful landscape has led to it's nickname as The Pearl of the Indian Ocean, it is full of lush tropical forests, white beaches and diverse landscape throughout along with a rich biodiversity.It's also known for having one of the longest documented histories in the world.
The history of Sri Lanka is very colorful. It was at first inhabited originally by the Vedda, then the Singhalese came in 6th century B.C. and the Tamil in the 11th and 12th centuries A.D. The spice trade on the island was controlled successively by Arab, Portuguese, Dutch, and British traders from the 12th century. It became a British colony in 1798 and achieved independence in 1948. In 1972 the island was declared a republic.
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