Sri Lanka
Formal name:
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Capital:
Colombo (administrative/judical) and Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative) Climate:
tropical monsoon; northeast monsoon (December to March); southwest monsoon (June to October)
Language:
Sinhala (official and national language) 74%, Tamil (national language) 18%, other 8%
Population:
21,283,913 (July 2011 est.)
Currency:
Rupee (LKR)
Telephone Code:
94
Internet Code:
.lk