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Information about Sri Lanka (Ceylon)
Here you get some additional links and infopages about Sri Lanka. This country is one of the most beautiful in the south asian region. If you miss some interesting information feel free to contact us.
A very good introduction is given by an article of K. J. Thavaraj who did a Sri Lanka Project which you can download as a PDF file.
General Information about Sri Lanka |  Name : Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (former: Serendib, Ceylon)
Capital : Colombo (Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte is the legislative capital )
Population : 19,408,635 people (July 2001 est.)
Independence : 4 February 1948 (from UK)
Languages : Sinhala (74%), Tamil(18%), English
Religions : Buddhist (70%), Hindu (15%), Christian (8%), Muslim (7%)
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Currency in Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka Rupee |  The currency used in Sri Lanka is the Sri Lanka Rupee (abbreviated SLR or LKR). One rupee is divided into 100 cents. There are 1-, 2-, 5-, 10-, 25- and 50-cent coins as well as 1-, 2- and 5 rupee coins available. There are 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 rupee bank notes available. Bank notes.Additional information can be found at Coins from Sri Lanka |
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The color yellow and the four Bo leaves refer to the buddhist religion which is the majority in Sri Lanka. The two stripes, green and orange, are refering to the muslim and tamil community in Sri Lanka. The lion with a sword in the right hand was derived from the kindom of Kandy. |
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