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map of Sri Lanka 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Country name:

conventional long form: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
conventional short form: Sri Lanka
former: Serendib, Ceylon

 

Capital:

Colombo

 

Location:

Southern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean,

south of India

 

Area:

total: 65,610 sq km
land: 64,740 sq km
water: 870 sq km

 

Population:

19,905,165

 

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

 

Economy- Overview:

 

Industries:

rubber processing, tea, coconuts, and other agricultural commodities; clothing, cement, petroleum refining, textiles, tobacco

 

Exports - commodities:

textiles and apparel, tea, diamonds, coconut products, petroleum products

 

Imports - commodities:

textiles, mineral products, petroleum, foodstuffs, machinery and equipment

 

Exchange rates:

 

Useful links:

 

 

Ministries & Organization

Department of Archaeology
Department of Census & Statistics
Department of Cultural Affairs
Department of Elections
Airport & Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Ltd.
Arthur C. Clarke Centre for Modern Technologies
Atomic Energy Authority
Attorney General's Department
Bank of Ceylon
Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI)
Bureau of Foreign Employment
Bureau of Infrastructure Investment
Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Central Cultural Fund
Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau (CECB)
Ceylon Electricity Board
Ceylon Hotels Corporation
Clothing Industry Training Institute
Coast Conservation Department
Coconut Development Authority
Colombo International School
Computer & Information Technology Council of Sri Lanka (CINTEC)
Co-operative Wholesale Establishment (CWE)
Department of Agriculture
Department of Animal Production and Health
Department of Examinations
Department of External Resources
Department of Fiscal Policy & Economic Affairs
Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
Department of Immigration & Emigration
Department of Information
Department of Inland Revenue
Department of Labour
Department of Meteorology
Department of National Archives
Department of National Budget 
Department of National Museums
Department of Posts
Department of Public Enterprises
Department of Registrar of Companies
Department of State Accounts
Department of Wildlife Conservation
Development Lotteries Board
E Sri Lanka
Eastern University, Sri Lanka
Employees Trust Fund (ETF)
Energy Supply Committee 
General Hospital Colombo South
Geological Survey and Mines Bureau (GSMB)
Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute
Independent Television Network Ltd. (ITN)
Indo-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement
Industrial Development Board (IDB)
Industrial Technology Institute (ITI)
Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA)
Institute of Fundamental Studies (IFS)
Institute of Policy Studies (IPS)
JobsNet - Sri Lanka
Kalubowitiyana Tea Factory Ltd.
Lanka Electricity Company (Private) Limited (LECO)

Lanka General Trading Company

Lanka Transformers Ltd.

Ministry of Buddha Sasana (Buddhist Affairs)

Ministry of Commerce & Consumer Affairs
Ministry of Constitutional Affairs
Ministry of Cultural Affairs
Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Economic Reform, Science and Technology
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Enterprise Development, Industrial Policy & Investment Promotion
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Health, Nutrition & Welfare
Ministry of Highways
Ministry of Housing and Plantation Infrastructure
Ministry of Human Resources Development, Education and Cultural Affairs
Ministry of Industries
Ministry of Justice, Law Reform and National Integration
Ministry of Plantation Industries
Ministry of Policy Development and Implementation
Ministry of Public Administration, Management & Reforms
Ministry of Rural Economy
Ministry of Social Welfare
Ministry of Tourism
Ministry of Women's Affairs
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
National Child Protection Authority (NCPA)
National Employment Policy Portal
National Engineering Research and Development Centre
National Fertilizer Secretariat of Sri Lanka
National Hospital of Sri Lanka
National Institute of Business Management (NIBM)
National Library Services Board
National Productivity Policy Portal
National Savings Bank (NSB)
National Science Foundation
National Science & Technology Commission
National Water Supply & Drainage Board
National Youth Services Council
National Zoological Gardens
North East Provincial Council
North Western (Wayamba) Provincial Council
Official Legal Information Network of Sri Lanka (Lawnet)
Operation 100-Days
Peace in Sri Lanka
People's Bank
Parliament of Sri Lanka
Planetarium
Police
Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM) – University of Sri Jayewardenapura
Postgraduate Institute of Science - University of Peradeniya
President of Sri Lanka
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
Public Enterprise Reform Commission
Public Performance Board
Public Procurement Bureau - Department of Public Finance
Rana Viru Seva Authority (Welfare of Servicemen)
Rana Viru Remembrance Park
Real Estate Exchange (Pvt) Ltd.
Regaining Sri Lanka
Resettlement and Rehabilitation Authority of the North (RRAN)
Rice Research & Development Institute
Rubber Research Institute
Science & Technology Human Resources Development Project
Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process
Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka
Small and Medium Enterprise Developers
Sri Lanka Army
Sri Lanka Cashew Corporation
Sri Lanka Convention Bureau
Sri Lanka Council for Agricultural Research Policy
Sri Lanka Domain Registry
Sri Lanka Export Credit Insurance Corporation
Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB)
Sri Lanka Handicrafts Board (Laksala)
Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration (SLIDA)
Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT)
Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation Ltd.
Sri Lanka Inventors’ Commission
Sri Lanka Ports Authority (Colombo Port)
Sri Lanka Rice Research Institute
Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (National Television)
Sri Lanka Standards Institution
Sri Lanka Tea Board
Sri Lanka Tea Research Institute
Sri Lanka Telecom Ltd.
Sri Lanka Television Training Institute
Sri Lanka Tourist Board
Sri Lanka Trade
Sri Lankan Airlines Ltd.
Sri Lankan Cargo Ltd.
State Mortgage and Investment Bank
State Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Sustainable Townships Programme (STP) - 'Thirasara Puravara'