The mixed economy of Sri Lanka was worth $84 billion by nominal gross domestic product (GDP) in 2019 and $296.959 billion by purchasing power parity (PPP)...
116 KB (11,154 words) - 03:01, 8 November 2024
The Sri Lankan economic crisis is an ongoing crisis in Sri Lanka that started in 2019. It is the country's worst economic crisis since its independence...
178 KB (14,914 words) - 17:05, 4 November 2024
accounts for 2% of GDP, contributing over US$1.3 billion in 2021 to the economy of Sri Lanka. It employs, directly or indirectly, over 1 million people, and in...
23 KB (1,426 words) - 15:26, 31 October 2024
India–Sri Lanka relations, Indian-Sri Lankan relations, or Indo-Sri Lanka relations, are the bilateral relations between India and Sri Lanka. India has...
46 KB (4,992 words) - 12:46, 7 November 2024
elections were held in Sri Lanka on 14 November 2024 to elect 225 members to the new parliament. The 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka was dissolved on 24 September...
103 KB (3,492 words) - 17:39, 21 November 2024
Parliament of Sri Lanka (9th Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka) was the meeting of the Parliament of Sri Lanka with its membership...
191 KB (2,054 words) - 19:27, 19 November 2024
17th Parliament of Sri Lanka (10th Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka) is the current Parliament of Sri Lanka, with its membership...
90 KB (2,001 words) - 19:44, 21 November 2024
Indian Tamils of Sri Lanka are Tamil people of Indian origin in Sri Lanka. They are also known as Malayaga Tamilar, Hill Country Tamils, Up-Country Tamils...
39 KB (4,833 words) - 16:51, 22 October 2024
this article correctly. Sri Lanka, historically known as Ceylon, and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in...
253 KB (21,968 words) - 11:38, 21 November 2024
The Sri Lankan civil war (Tamil: இலங்கை உள்நாட்டுப் போர், romanized: Ilaṅkai uḷnāṭṭup pōr; Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකාවේ සිවිල් යුද්ධය, romanized: śrī laṁkāvē...
271 KB (26,818 words) - 10:50, 17 November 2024
Sri Lanka is a popular tourist destination. Tourism is a key industry that attracts international tourists yearly. Foreigners visit Sri Lanka to see nature...
61 KB (4,616 words) - 01:39, 25 October 2024
by its Sinhalese name Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), is a political party in Sri Lanka. It was the ruling party in Sri Lanka from 2019 to 2022 and...
38 KB (3,120 words) - 01:12, 22 November 2024
Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka on 10 October 2000. The People's Alliance (PA) government Kumaratunga had led for six years was facing...
10 KB (379 words) - 19:36, 19 November 2024
in Sri Lanka on 5 August 2020 to elect 225 members to Sri Lanka's 16th Parliament. 16,263,885 people were eligible to vote in the election, 31.95% of whom...
71 KB (5,357 words) - 06:58, 19 November 2024
The 2024 Sri Lankan presidential election was the ninth presidential election in the country’s history and was held on 21 September 2024. Incumbent President...
137 KB (6,802 words) - 15:46, 18 November 2024
60% of GDP, the industrial sector 28%, and the agriculture sector 12%. The private sector accounts for 85% of the economy. India is Sri Lanka's largest...
18 KB (401 words) - 04:35, 27 October 2024
Taxation in Sri Lanka mainly includes excise duties, value added tax, income tax and tariffs. Tax revenue is a primary constituent of the government's...
9 KB (982 words) - 01:02, 20 April 2024
president of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා ජනාධිපති Śrī Lankā Janādhipathi; Tamil: இலங்கை ஜனாதிபதி Ilankai janātipati) is the head of state and head of government...
39 KB (3,843 words) - 10:38, 21 November 2024
Sri Lankan Rupee (Sinhala: රුපියල්, Tamil: ரூபாய்; symbol: රු (plural) in English, රු in Sinhala, ௹ in Tamil; ISO code: LKR) is the currency of Sri Lanka...
20 KB (2,124 words) - 11:40, 30 October 2024
The primary form of agriculture in Sri Lanka is rice production. Rice is cultivated during Maha and Yala seasons. Tea is cultivated in the central highlands...
17 KB (1,864 words) - 04:36, 1 October 2024
the economy of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka government aims to growth rubber industry US$ 2 billion by 2025. Agriculture in Sri Lanka Economy of Sri Lanka "Natural...
9 KB (912 words) - 14:58, 9 May 2024
The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP; Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා නිදහස් පක්ෂය, romanized: Śrī Laṁkā Nidahas Pakṣaya; Tamil: இலங்கை சுதந்திரக் கட்சி, romanized: Ilaṅkai...
50 KB (4,427 words) - 09:12, 19 November 2024
In Sri Lanka many farmers depend on animal husbandry for their livelihood, but not a large proportion. Therefore, many livestock products have to be imported...
8 KB (1,076 words) - 11:53, 15 February 2024
the Indo-Sri Lankan Accord between India and Sri Lanka of 1987 which was intended to end the Sri Lankan civil war between separatist Sri Lankan Tamil nationalists...
25 KB (2,559 words) - 05:33, 26 October 2024
election was held in Sri Lanka on 20 July 2022 following the resignation of president Gotabaya Rajapaksa on 14 July. The president of Sri Lanka was elected by...
32 KB (2,046 words) - 20:55, 20 November 2024
Sri Lankan Muslims) are an ethnic minority group in Sri Lanka, comprising 9.3% of the country's total population. Most of them are native speakers of...
35 KB (3,590 words) - 20:49, 27 October 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory...
277 KB (22,443 words) - 20:26, 8 November 2024
SriLankan Airlines is the flag carrier of Sri Lanka and a member airline of the Oneworld airline alliance. It was launched in 1979 as Air Lanka following...
62 KB (5,938 words) - 01:08, 21 November 2024
The Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා පාර්ලිමේන්තුව Shri Lanka Parlimenthuwa, Tamil: இலங்கை நாடாளுமன்றம்...
19 KB (1,772 words) - 05:33, 21 November 2024
Parliamentary elections have been held in Sri Lanka since the first in 1947, under three different constitutions: the Soulbury Constitution, the 1972...
31 KB (1,377 words) - 05:57, 21 November 2024