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In 2012, Sri Lanka launched an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) system, ... Foreign visitors to Sri Lanka Country 7/2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Source: Central Bank, March 2021 [1] Licensed Specialised Banks. Housing Development Finance Corporation Bank of Sri Lanka (HDFC) National Savings Bank;
Sri Lanka is officially a Buddhist country, while Sri Lankans practice a variety of religions.As of the 2012 census, 70.2% of Sri Lankans were Buddhists, 12.6% were Hindus, 9.7% were Muslims (mainly Sunni), 7.4% were Christians (mostly Catholics).
Sri Lanka is known to be home to 794 species of Hemipterans. Detailed work of Sri Lankan hemipterans are recorded in the book Catalogue of Hemiptera of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka comprises 74 species in 46 genera and 6 families of aphids within the order Hemiptera. 2 endemic aphid species are found on Sri Lanka
The Sri Lankan economic crisis [8] is an ongoing crisis in Sri Lanka that started in 2019. [9] It is the country's worst economic crisis since its independence in 1948. [9] It has led to unprecedented levels of inflation, near-depletion of foreign exchange reserves, shortages of medical supplies, and an increase in prices of basic commodities. [10]
The Sri Lanka cricket team toured England in June and July 2021 to play three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. [1] [2] [3] The ODI series formed part of the inaugural 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League. [4] [5] On 4 June 2021, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) named a 24-man squad to tour England ...
The Tamil language is spoken by native Sri Lankan Tamils and is also spoken by Indian Tamils of Sri Lanka and by most Sri Lankan Moors. Tamil speakers number around 5 million by making it the second largest language in Sri Lanka. There are more than 40,000 speakers of the Sri Lankan Malay language.
The National Emblem of Sri Lanka [1] [2] [3] is used by the State of Sri Lanka and the Sri Lankan government in connection with the administration and government of the country. The current emblem has been in use since 1972 and created under the ideas and guidance of Nissanka Wijeyeratne .