Sri Lanka in Figures

បោះពុម្ពផ្សាយ: 26.02.2023

14

Functioning lighthouses shine in Sri Lanka.

1,465

Km long is Sri Lanka's railway network. One of the most beautiful routes is the Main-Line Colombo-Badulla.

250,000

Sri Lankans leave their homeland to work in the Middle East or elsewhere every year. One third of them are women and two thirds are men. Preferred destination is Saudi Arabia.

21

Million people live in Sri Lanka. That's almost ten times more than in 1871.

1,200,000

Tuk Tuks buzz around Sri Lanka. That will soon change. Now the import of vehicles produced in India will be restricted. The downside of this is that even fewer Singhalese people will have jobs.

5

Species of sea turtles lay their eggs on Sri Lanka's beaches. The real and fake leatherback turtles, the hybrid turtle, the green sea turtle, and the loggerhead turtle.

501

There are government institutions for Ayurvedic medicine. They are under the control of the Ministry of Health, Nutrition, and Indigenous Medicine.

15

There are universities in the country. The oldest one is the University of Colombo, established in 1870.

100

Percent of the country is supplied with electricity. 40% comes from coal-fired power plants, 37% is generated by oil-fired turbines, 16% comes from hydroelectric power plants, and only 7% comes from solar, wind, or bioenergy sources.



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