"Sri Lanka is popularly known as the pearl of the Indian Ocean. In geology, we see Sri Lanka as The Gem of Gondwana".

- Masaru Yoshida

Population 19,905,165

Capital City Colombo

Government 19,905,165

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Religions Buddhists (70%) Hindu (15%) Christian (8%) Muslim (7%)

Languages Sinhala - Official & National Language (70%) Tamil - National Language (18%) Other (8%)

Literacy 92.3%

“Sri Lanka was hit by a massive Tsunami on December 26, 2004 around 8 am, caused by an earthquake in Indonesia (9.0 magnitude on the Richter scale).The Tsunami waves that struck the shores of several countries in the South Asian Region have caused unprecedented damage, both to life and property…”

Number of Deaths 33,000

People Missing 20,000

Tsunami Homeless One Million

Damage to Infrastructure and Economy $1.3 billion