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| Factfile |
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| Official
name: |
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka |
| Date
of formation: |
1948 |
| Capital: |
Colombo |
| Population: |
18.9 million |
| Density: |
288.1 people per sq km |
| Total
area: |
65,610 sq km |
| Languages: |
Sinhala*, Tamil, English |
| Government: |
Presidential democracy |
| Life
expectancy: |
72.5 years |
| Infant
mortality: |
17 deaths/1,000 live births |
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Rural
population:
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78.9% of total |
| Urban
population: |
21.1% of total |
| Under
age 15: |
25% of total |
| Over
age 65: |
6.9% of total |
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