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EDM code : Etudiants Du Monde / Students of the World.
ITU code : International Communication Union.
FIPS code (FIPS 10-4) : intended for general use throughout the US Government.
ISO codes : International Organization for Standardization.

National Anthem

1. 
Mother Lanka we worship Thee !
Plenteous in prosperity, Thou,
Beauteous in grace and love,
Laden with corn and luscious fruit
And fragrant flowers of radiant hue,
Giver of life and all good things,
Our land of joy and victory,
Receive our grateful praise sublime,
Lanka ! we worship Thee.

2. 
Thou gavest us Knowledge and Truth,
Thou art our strength and inward faith,
Our light divine and sentient being,
Breath of life and liberation.
Grant us, bondage free, inspiration.
Inspire us for ever.
In wisdom and strength renewed,

3.
will, hatred, strife all ended,
In love enfolded, a mighty nation
Marching onward, all as one,
Lead us, Mother, to fullest freedom.

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Original words :

Sri Lanka Matha
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Apa Sri Lanka Namo Namo Namo Namo Matha
Sundara siri barini surandi athi soba mana Lanka
Dhanya dhanaya neka mal palathuru piri jaya bhoomiya

Ramya

Apa hata sapa siri setha sadhana jeevanaye matha
Piliganumanu apa bhakthi pooja Namo Namo Matha
Apa Sri Lanka Namo Namo Namo Namo Matha
Obave apa vidya
Obamaya apa sathya
Obave apa shakthi
Apa hada thula bhakthi
Oba apa aloke
Apage anu prane
Oba apa jeevanave
Apa mukthiya obave
Nava jeevana demine nithina apa pubudu karan matha
Gnana veerya vadawamina ragana yanu mana jaya bhoomi

kara

Eka mawakage daru kala bawina
Yamu yamu wee nopama
Prema wada sama bheda dhurarada
Namo Namo Matha
Apa Sri Lanka Namo Namo Namo Namo Matha

Sri Lanka - Physical geography

			Area :	65 610 Km2
			Water :	1.3 %
			Lands under cultivation :	29 %
			Wild pasture lands :	7 %
			Forests :	30 %

	Min. Height : 0 m (Indian Ocean)
	Max. Height : 2538 m (Pidurutalagala)

Sri Lanka - Climate

27°

28°

121

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287

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388

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186

28°

154

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216

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396

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329

27°

193

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Temperatures °C (degrees Celsius) in Colombo

Rainfall (mm) in Colombo
(Average values for each month)

Sri Lanka - People
Nationality : Sri Lankan
Main language(s) : Singhalese (74%), Tamil (18%), English (10%)

2002

2005

Population (2005) :

19 586 000 people

2002

2005

Density :

299 people / Km2

Fertility rate :

1.94 children / woman

Life expectancy :

74 years

Urban population :

21 %


	Main cities :
	3 700 000 people		Colombo (aggl.)
	850 000 people		Colombo (capital)
	180 000 people		Moratuwa
	135 000 people		Jaffna
	115 000 people		Kotte
	110 000 people		Kandy

Sri Lanka - Economy

	Currency :	Rupee (LKR) = 100 Cents
	Rate of exchange (Sept.2004) :	1 Euro = 124.5 Rupees (LKR)
	GDP (Gross Domestic Product), 2002 :	16.4 billion dollars
	GDP per capita, 2002 :	837 dollars
	GNP (Gross National Product), 2005 :	22.76 billion dollars
	GNP per capita, 2005 :	1162 dollars

Sri Lanka - Miscellaneous information

CONSUMPTION (individual / year) (world rank 1997) :

- Tea = 1.3 Kg (8)

MAIN NATURAL RESOURCES (world rank 2002) :

- Tea (3)
- Coconuts (4)
- Rubber (8)
- Rice (19)
- Cocoa (27)

- Sapphires
- Phosphate (28)

OTHER RESOURCES & PRODUCTS :

- Textiles & clothes

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