Sri Lankan
Southern Asia
General matters
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lankan (Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lankan)
Capital: Colombo (real capital), Sri Jayewardenepura Kote (administrative capital)
Population: 21.91 million (2020)
Area: 65,610㎢
Languages: Sinhalese, Tamil, and English
Religion: Buddhism (70%), Hinduism (12%), Islam (9.7%), Christianity (7.4%), Other and non-religious (0.9%)
Ethnicity: Singhalese (75%), Tamil (15%), Moors (9%), Others (1%)
Politics
Form of government: A form of presidential system or parliamentary cabinet system
a key figure
President: Ranil Wickremesinghe (Inaugurated on July 22)
Prime Minister: Dinesh Gunawardena (appointed on July 22)
Foreign Minister: Mohammed Uvais Mohammed Ali Sabry (appointed on July 22)
Composition of Parliament: Unit system (225 seats / 5 years term)
Economy
GDP: $80.7 billion (2020)
GDP per capita: $3682 (2020)
Economic growth rate: -3.6% (2020)
Currency Unit: rupee
Trade: $26 billion (2020)
Export amount: $10 billion
Revenue: $16 billion
- Exchange rate: $1 = 201.32 rupees ('21.12)