Country information - Sri Lanka
AREA |
POPULATION |
CAPITAL |
|---|---|---|
25,332 sq’ miles |
17.4 Million |
Colombo |
LANGUAGES |
RELIGIONS |
CURRENCY |
|---|---|---|
Sinhala and Tamil |
69% Buddhism, 16% Hinduism, 8% Islam, 7% Christianity |
Sri Lankan rupee = |
Average Temperature (Centigrade)
January |
25 |
March |
26 |
May |
27 |
July |
28 |
September |
28 |
November |
26 |
|
February |
25 |
April |
26 |
June |
27 |
August |
29 |
October |
27 |
December |
25 |
|
PRECIPITATION |
The western part has a wet equatorial climate. |
Heavy rainfall from May to October |
Eastern is drier than the west |
92 inches annual rainfall in Colombo |