Sri Lanka

Official Name:	The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Presidential Republic
Official Name (Local Language):	Shri Lanka Prajatantrika Samajavadi Janarajaya/Ilankai Jananayaka Choshalichak Kutiyarachu
ISO Country Codes:	LK : LKA
Internet Domain:	.lk
Government Web Site:	https://www.gov.lk/

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Capital:	Colombo	Main Airports:	Bandaranaike International Airport
Language(s):	Sinhala; Tamil	Population:	23,187,516
Currency:	Sri Lanka Rupee	ISO Currency Code:	LKR
Telephone Dial In:	+94	ID Prefix:	00

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Commisceo Global; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO;

Political & Cultural Organisations:

Commonwealth of Nations; Inter Parliamentary Union; South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Fodor's Travel; Lonely Planet; Rough Guide

News Resources:

News Agency

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Lankapuvath;

news.lk;

Sri Lanka Press Council;

TamilNet;

Newspaper

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Lanka Business Online;

Radio

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Sri Lanka Brodcasting Corporation;

Sun FM;

Yes FM;

Sri Lanka

Government Website:	https://www.gov.lk/
Sovereign Ratings:	https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/sri-lanka
Central Bank:	Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	185.8 Sri Lankan rupees (LKR) per US dollar (2020 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	4.83% (2019 est.)
Population below poverty line:	4.1% (2016 est.)
Inflation Rate:	4.3% (2019 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	5.81% (Dec-20 - TradingEconomics)
GDP:	$296.595 billion (2021 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$13,400 (2021 est.)
Currency Name:	Sri Lanka Rupee
Currency Code:	LKR
World Bank Classification:	Lower-Middle Income Economy

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	8.5%	rice, sugarcane, grains, pulses, oilseed, spices, vegetables, fruit, tea, rubber, coconuts; milk, eggs, hides, beef; fish
Industry:	30.9%	processing of rubber, tea, coconuts, tobacco and other agricultural commodities; telecommunications, insurance, banking; tourism, shipping; clothing, textiles; cement, petroleum refining, information technology services, construction
Services:	60.6%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

Asian Development Bank; BIMSTEC; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic and Social Commission for Asia the Pacific; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

Asian Development Bank; Countryeconomy; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; OECD; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Stock & Securities Exchange: Colombo Stock Exchange ;

National Statistics Office:

Department of Census and Statistics;

National Dataset(s):

Focus Economics; Trading Economics;

Sri Lanka

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	English; Sinhalese; Tamil
Customs & Excise:	Sri Lanka Customs
Development Bank(s):	Asian Development Bank; Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank;
National Standards Bureau:	Sri Lanka Standards Institution

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 84/141 (2019)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 101/180 (2022 Rank)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: 103/136 (2016)
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