Basic Details |
| Region | SAARC |
| Capital City | Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Colombo |
| Government Type | Unitary semi-presidential constitutional republic |
| Official Languages | Sinhala, Tamil, English |
| Currency | Sri Lankan rupee, LKR |
| Phone Code | +94 |
| Important Cities | Colombo, Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia, Moratuwa, Jaffna, Negombo, Pita Kotte, Kandy, Trincomalee, Kalmunai |
| National Day | Independence Day (4th Feb)
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Economy |
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| Primary Industries | processing of rubber, tea, coconuts, tobacco and other agricultural commodities; telecommunications, insurance, banking; tourism, shipping; clothing, textiles; cement, petroleum refining, information technology services, construction |
| Major Exports | textiles and apparel, tea and spices; rubber manufactures; precious stones; coconut products, fish |
| Major Exports to India | Hides and skins, Footwear, Animal, Minerals, Fuels, Chemicals, Stone and Glass, Plastic or Rubber, Wood, Metals
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| Major Imports | petroleum, textiles, machinery and transportation equipment, building materials, mineral products, foodstuffs |
| Major Imports from India | Hides and skins, Footwear, Animal, Stone and Glass, Minerals, Raw materials, Wood, Plastic or Rubber, Food Products, Metals
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Foreign Relations |
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| Trade Agreements with India | Asia Paci?c Trade Agreement (APTA), Bangladesh, India, MyanmarSri Lanka, Thailand Economic Cooperation, (BIMSTEC), Global System of Trade Preferences (GSTP), Indo Sri Lanka FTA (ISLFTA), South Asia Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) |
| Bordering Nations | India |
| Member of | Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation(BIMSTEC), Commonwealth of Nations(CommonWealth), Group of 15(G15), Group of 24(G24), Indian Ocean Rim Association(IORA), United Nations(UN), Group of 77(G77), South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation(SAARC), World Trade Organization(WTO), Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank(AIIB), Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement(APTA) |
| Indian Embassy Details for Sri Lanka | H.E. Gopal Baglay
Honourable High Commissioner
High Commission of India
36-38, Galle Road, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Email: hc.colombo@mea.gov.in
Phone: 94-11-2327587, 2421605, 2422788 / 89
Website: https://hcicolombo.gov.in/
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| Embassy Details of Sri Lanka in India | H.E. Mr. Asoka Milinda Moragoda
High Commissioner
High Commissioner for the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
27Kautilya MargChanakyapuriNew Delhi-110021
Email: slhc.newdelhi@mfa.gov.lk
Phone: +91-11-2301 0201, 2301 0202, 2301 0203, 2301 7498 (O)
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