| SRI LANKAN GEOGRAPHY STATS: |
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Area > Comparative
slightly larger than West Virginia |
Capital city with population
Colombo (official) - 1,994,000; Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (legislative and judicial) - 107,000 |
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Forested Land
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30% |
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[81st of 193]
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Largest city
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Colombo |
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Largest city population
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645,000 |
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[107th of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Colombo - 1,994,000 |
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Map references
Asia |
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Maritime claims > Contiguous zone
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24 nm
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[69th of 82]
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Maritime claims > Continental shelf
200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin |
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Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone
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200 nm
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[101st of 121]
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Maritime claims > Territorial sea
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12 nm
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[160th of 190]
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Natural hazards
occasional cyclones and tornadoes |
Natural resources
limestone, graphite, mineral sands, gems, phosphates, clay, hydropower |
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northernmost point > Latitude
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09°30'N |
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Population density
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295.72 people per sqkm |
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[35th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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303.66 people/m²
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[31st of 204]
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Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land
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1,779.43 people/km² of arable lan |
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[13th of 188]
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Surface area > sq. km
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65,610 km²
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[120th of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Pidurutalagala |
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Terrain
mostly low, flat to rolling plain; mountains in south-central interior |
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