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The Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා රජය, romanized: Śrī Lankā Rajaya; Tamil: இலங்கை அரசாங்கம்) is a Semi-presidential republic determined by the Sri Lankan Constitution. It administers the island from both its commercial capital of Colombo and the administrative ...
Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as prime minister the most times in the country's history, on six occasions (May 1993, December 2001, January 2015, August 2015, December 2018 and May 2022), [6][7] whilst Dudley Shelton Senanayaka and Sirimavo Bandaranayake have each been appointed three times. Mahinda Rajapaksa is the only prime minister ...
Ranking Out of Reference Population: 21,919,000: 2020: 57: 195: Department of Census and Statistics [2] Population density: 334.08 (per square kilometer) 2020: 24: 194: Department of Census and Statistics [2] Birth rate: 16 (per 1,000 population) 2019: World Bank [3] Mortality rate: 7 (per 1,000 population) 2019: World Bank [4] Fertility rate ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 September 2024. World map representing Human Development Index categories (based on 2022 data, published in 2024) Very high (≥ 0.800) High (0.700–0.799) Medium (0.550–0.699) Low (≤ 0.549) Data unavailable World map of countries or territories by Human Development Index scores in increments of ...
When indicating List of government schools in Sri Lanka it can be individually indicated as lists of government schools in Western, Southern, Eastern, Northern, North Central, Central, North Western, Sabaragamuwa and Uva provinces.
University of Sri Lanka. The University of Sri Lanka was a public university in Sri Lanka. Established in 1972 by amalgamating the four existing universities, it was the only university in Sri Lanka from 1972 until 1978. The university was based at six campuses in Colombo, Peradeniya, Sri Jayewardenepura, Kelaniya, Moratuwa and Jaffna.
Tourism is a key industry that attracts international tourists yearly. Foreigners visit Sri Lanka to see nature, wildlife, historical monuments, and indigenous culture. In 2018, tourist arrivals peaked at 2.5 million, who spent a total of US$5.6 billion in the country. However, the COVID-19 pandemic caused tourist numbers to decrease by 92% in ...
The president of Sri Lanka is the elected head of state and the chief executive of Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon). The president is a dominant political figure in the country. The office was created in 1972, as more of a ceremonial position. It was empowered with executive powers by the 1978 Constitution introduced by J. R. Jayewardene.