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| Geographic
& Demographic Information |
| Location |
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Sri
Lanka is an island located in the Indian Ocean of the
southern most tip of India |
| Latitude |
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5.55'
- 9.51' North |
| Longitude |
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79.41'
- 81.54' East |
| Area |
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25,324
square miles (66,000 square kilometers) |
| Coastline |
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840
miles (1,340 kilometers) |
| Length |
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270
miles (432 kilometers) along the North-South axis |
| Width |
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140
miles (272 kilometers) at the widest point |
| Climatic
zones |
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Dry
zone (65%), Intermediate zone (12%), Wet zone (23%) |
| Climate |
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Hot,
humid, tropical |
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| Average
Temperatures: |
Maximum |
Minimum |
| Colombo: |
87.7
F |
75.2
F |
| Kandy: |
83.7
F |
68.4
F |
| Nuwara
Eliya: |
68.4
F |
52.5
F |
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Terrain
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Three
Peneplains (Erosion Levels)
First Peneplain (Coastal Plains), from Sea Level to 885.8
feet (270 meters)
Second Peneplain (The Uplands), from 885.8 - 3477.6 feet
(1060 meters)
Third Peneplain (The Highlands), from 2985.6 - 7939.6
feet (910 meters - 2420 meters) |
| Rainfall |
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Average
annual rainfall: 37" - 288" |
| Seasons |
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South
West Monsoon (May - September)
North East Monsoon (December - February)
Inter Monsoons (March/April & October/November) |
| Vegetational
Zones |
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Desert
Monsoon Scrub Jungle
Monsoon forest and grassland
Inter-monsoon forest
Rainforest and grassland below 2,998.6 feet (914 meters)
Rainforest and grassland from 2,998.6 - 5,000 feet (914
- 1,524 meters)
Rainforest and grassland above 5,000 feet (1,524 meters) |
| Highest
peak |
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Pidurutalagala
(8,284 feet) |
| Provinces |
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SP
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Southern
Province |
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WP
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Western
Province |
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SAB
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Sabaragamuwa
Province |
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UP
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Uva
Province |
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EP
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Eastern
Province |
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CP
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Central
Province |
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NWP
=
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North
Western Province |
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NCP
=
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North
Central Province |
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NP
=
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Northern
Province |
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| Population |
: |
~20
million |
| Growth |
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1.2%
annually (1993) |
| People |
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74%
Sinhala, 18% Tamil, 8% Muslims |
| Languages |
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Sinhala,
Tamil, English |
| Relgions |
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69%
Buddhists, 15% Hindus, 8% Islam, 8% Christian |
| Literacy
rate |
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90% |
| Government |
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Democracy
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VISION: To help protect and conserve the diminishing biodiversity of Sri Lanka and to make the local and international community aware of its endangered status.
MISSION: To enable communities to balance ecosystem protection and economic development by pioneering a model for sustainable conservation. |
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(c)(r)1996-2008: Please acknowledge the "Sri Lanka Wildlife Conservation Society" if any material from this website is linked, transferred or published. Always refer to www.SLWCS.org in the quotation. |
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