Sri Lanka

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The General Knowledge book series, are designed for specific country, are one of the most admired book for the Knowledge improvement and learning purpose.This book contains an information about Background,Geography,Natural resources,Land use,Environment. Population,Sex ratio,flag of the county,Area,Border countries,Maritime claims,Elevation extremes,Land use,Natural hazards,Volcanism,Age structure,Median age,Net migration rate,Country comparison to the world,Religions,Languages,Literacy,School life expectancy ,Government,Time difference,Administrative divisions,Executive branch,Cabinet and almost everthing related with general knowledge.

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• Publié par: Zhimgoora Books
• Date de parution: 01 janvier 0001
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781300292234
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

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Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka (South Asia)

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Introduction ::Sri Lanka

Background:

The first Sinhalese arrived in Sri Lanka late in the 6th century B.C. probably from northern India. Buddhism was introduced in about the mid-third century B.C., and a great civilization developed at the cities of Anuradhapura (kingdom from circa 200 B.C. to circa A.D. th 1000) and Polonnaruwa (from about 1070 to 1200). In the 14 century, a south Indian dynasty established a Tamil kingdom in northern Sri Lanka. The coastal areas of the island were controlled th by the Portuguese in the 16th century and by the Dutch in the 17 century. The island was ceded to the British in 1796, became a crown colony in 1802, and was united under British rule by 1815. As Ceylon, it became independent in 1948; its name was changed to Sri Lanka in 1972. Tensions between the Sinhalese majority and Tamil separatists erupted into war in 1983. After two decades of fighting, the government and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) formalized a cease-fire in February 2002 with Norway brokering peace negotiations. Violence between the LTTE and government forces intensified in 2006 and the government regained control of the Eastern Province in 2007. In May 2009, the government announced that its military had finally defeated the remnants of the LTTE and that its leader, Velupillai PRABHAKARAN, had been killed.

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Geography ::Sri Lanka

Location:Southern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of India

Geographic coordinates:7 00 N, 81 00 E

Map references:Asia

Area:

Total:65,610 sq km

Country comparison to the world:121

Land:64,630 sq km

Water:980 sq km

Area - comparative:Slightly larger than West Virginia

Land boundaries:0 km

Coastline:1,340 km

Maritime claims:

Territorial sea:12 nm

Contiguous zone:24 nm

Exclusive economic zone:200 nm

Continental shelf:200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin 5

Climate:Tropical monsoon; northeast monsoon (December to March); southwest monsoon (June to October)

Terrain:Mostly low, flat to rolling plain; mountains in south-central interior

Elevation extremes:

Lowest point:Indian Ocean 0 m

Highest point: Pidurutalagala 2,524 m

Natural resources:Limestone, graphite, mineral sands, gems, phosphates, clay, hydropower

Land use:

Arable land:13.96%

Permanent crops:15.24%

Other:70.8% (2005)

Irrigated land:7,430 sq km (2003)

Total renewable water resources:50 cu km (1999)

Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):

Total:12.61 cu km/yr (2%/2%/95%)

Per capita:608 cu m/yr (2000)

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Natural hazards:Occasional cyclones and tornadoes

Environment - current issues:Deforestation; soil erosion; wildlife populations threatened by poaching and urbanization; coastal degradation from mining activities and increased pollution; freshwater resources being polluted by industrial wastes and sewage runoff; waste disposal; air pollution in Colombo

Environment - international agreements:

Party to:Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands

Signed, but not ratified:Marine Life Conservation

Geography - note:Strategic location near major Indian Ocean sea lanes

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People ::Sri Lanka

Population:21,513,990

Country comparison to the world:55

Note:Since the outbreak of hostilities between the government and armed Tamil separatists in the mid-1980s, several hundred thousand Tamil civilians have fled the island and more than 200,000 Tamils have sought refuge in the West (July 2010 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:23.9% (male 2,594,815/female 2,493,002)

15-64 years:68% (male 7,089,307/female 7,418,123)

65 years and over:8.1% (male 803,172/female 926,372) (2010 est.)

Median age:

Total:31.3 years

Male:30.3 years

Female:32.2 years (2010 est.)

Population growth rate:0.863% (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world:132

Birth rate:15.88 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

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Country comparison to the world:130

Death rate:6.2 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world:159

Net migration rate:-1.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 157

Urbanization:

Urban population:15% of total population (2008)

Rate of urbanization:0.5% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio:

At birth:1.044 male(s)/female

Under 15 years:1.04 male(s)/female

15-64 years:0.96 male(s)/female

65 years and over:0.86 male(s)/female

Total population:0.97 male(s)/female (2010 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

Total:18.14 deaths/1,000 live births

Country comparison to the world:105 9

Male:19.9 deaths/1,000 live births

Female:16.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

Total population:75.3 years

Country comparison to the world:85

Male:73.22 years

Female:77.47 years (2010 est.)

Total fertility rate:1.96 children born/woman (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world:135

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:less than 0.1% (2001 est.)

Country comparison to the world:157

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:3,800 (2007 est.)

Country comparison to the world:127

HIV/AIDS - deaths:Fewer than 200 (2003 est.)

Country comparison to the world:117

Major infectious diseases:

Degree of risk:High

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