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    General Information
    Region    Southern Asia
    Population (000, 2020)   21 413
    Pop. density (per km2, 2020)   341.5
    Capital city    Colombob
    Capital city pop. (000, 2020)   606.2c
    UN membership date    14-Dec-55
    Surface area (km2)   65 610a
    Sex ratio (m per 100 f)   92.1
    National currency    Sri Lanka Rupee (LKR)
    Exchange rate (per US$)   181.6c
    Economic indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)56 72680 60488 942d
    GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)853.2d
    GDP per capita (current US$)2 799.63 855.24 189.7d
    Economy: Agriculturee (% of Gross Value Added)9.58.88.6d
    Economy: Industrye (% of Gross Value Added)29.7f29.3f29.4d
    Economy: Services and other activitye,g,h (% of GVA)64.863.564.6d
    Employment in agriculture (% of employed)31.828.723.7i
    Employment in industry (% of employed)25.525.830.4i
    Employment in services (% employed)42.645.645.9i
    Unemploymenti (% of labour force)4.84.54.2
    Labour force participation ratei (female/male pop. %)34.4 / 76.535.7 / 75.835.3 / 74.3
    CPI: Consumer Price Index (2010=100)100j,k110l130l,c
    Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)123127128m
    International trade: exports (million current US$)8 30410 44012 589i,c
    International trade: imports (million current US$)12 35418 96717 992i,c
    International trade: balance (million current US$)- 4 050- 8 528- 5 403i,c
    Balance of payments, current account (million US$)- 1 075- 1 883- 2 814d
    Social indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Population growth raten (average annual %)0.70.60.5
    Urban population (% of total population)18.218.318.6c
    Urban population growth raten (average annual %)0.60.5...
    Fertility rate, totaln (live births per woman)2.32.22.2
    Life expectancy at birthn (females/males, years)78.5 / 71.579.3 / 72.480.0 / 73.3
    Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)25.4 / 11.924.8 / 14.023.7 / 16.4
    International migrant stocko (000/% of total pop.)39.0 / 0.239.7 / 0.240.0 / 0.2c
    Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)435.3p51.837.6c
    Infant mortality raten (per 1 000 live births)10.28.87.6
    Health: Current expenditure (% of GDP)3.93.9q3.8a
    Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)0.70.91d
    Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)1.72.22.8a
    Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)98.2 / 100.7100.6 / 102.799.6 / 100.7d
    Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)97.5 / 96.3101.8 / 97.2r102.6 / 98.0d
    Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)20.9 / 11.723.9 / 15.523.4 / 15.8d
    Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)3.82.32.4d
    Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)5.85.85.3s
    Environment and infrastructure indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)1212.134.1i,a
    Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP)0.10.1...
    Threatened species (number)552580641
    Forested area (% of land area)33.53333i,a
    CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)12.4 / 0.619.5 / 0.923.1 / 1.1a
    Energy production, primary (Petajoules)184181167a
    Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)182122a
    Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borderst (000)6541 7982 334d
    Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)41.143.743.7c
    Pop. using safely managed drinking water (urban/rural, %)88.1 / ...90.1 / ...90.8 / ...a
    Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)10.57-0.3d
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