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Sri Lanka at a Glance

LocationSouthern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of India

Population20,064,776

Population Growth Rate0.79%

ReligionsBuddhist 69.1%, Muslim 7.6%, Hindu 7.1%, Christian 6.2%, unspecified 10%

LanguagesSinhala (official and national language) 74%, Tamil (national language) 18%, other 8% note: English is commonly used in government and is spoken competently by about 10% of the population

Literacy
definition:  age 15 and over can read and write
total population:  92.3%
male: 94.8%
female:  90% (2003 est.)