SRI LANKA

sri lanka pearl of the Indian ocean blessed with its natural beauty, palm lined sandy beaches. Cascading water falls in the hills, green carpeted mountain walls will make you fancy to the bottom of your heart and soul With its proud history over 2500 years glimpse of its cultural heritage in the ruins which you may amaze by the ancient architecture, glamour of its dance and art which always lies upon the traditions

Nothing in sri lanka captures the eye than its wild life. Elephants the welcome note to every traveler who fascinated by the wanders of this beautiful island. 

Top of all ,the aspect which continues to be a magnet for visitors from abroad is warmth filled friendliness of the people and its delicious cuisine. 


Geography


An island of approx.65,610 sq .km. Sri lnka lies in the Indian ocean off the southern tip of the coast of India. It lies between 5 55' and 9 55' north of the equator and between the eastern longitudes 79 42' and 81 52'. 

Climate Sri Lanka climate is tropical and consists of distinct wet and dry seasons.Average temperatures around 27 c in Colombo going down as the land rises to the hill country to as low as 10 c. The island has two wet seasons between May and July in the south-west and December and January in the north-east.   Population  Nearly 21.4 million, Sinhalese 73.8%, Sri Lankan Moors 7.2%, Indian Tamil 4.6%, Sri Lankan Tamil 3.9%, other 0.5%,  Religions Buddhist (official) 69.1%, Muslim 7.6%, Hindu 7.1%, Christian 6.2%, unspecified 10%  Language Sinhala (official and national language) 74%, Tamil (national language) 18%, other 8% English, spoken competently by about 10% of the population, is commonly used in government and is referred to as the link language in the constitution Time Sri Lanka's standard time is 5 1/2 hours ahead of Greenwich.