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Property	Type	Value	Unit	Rank	Empirical method	Date	Comparison
Birth rate	Population property	15.88	Per 1000 Inhabitants	129	Estimation	2010	Birth rate
Death rate	Population property	6.20	Per 1000 Inhabitants	160	Estimation	2010	Death rate
Infant Mortality Rate	Health property	18.14	Per 1000 Live Births	106	Estimation	2010	Infant Mortality Rate
Life Expectancy at Birth	Population property	75.30	Years	85	Estimation	2010	Life Expectancy at Birth
Net Migration Rate	Population property	-1.05	Per 1000 Inhabitants	121	Estimation	2010	Net Migration Rate
Population growth rate	Population property	0.86	Percent	133	Estimation	2010	Population growth rate
Total Fertility Rate	Population property	1.96	Born per Woman	133	Estimation	2010	Total Fertility Rate
Electricity production	Economic property	9901	Gigawatt hour	92	Estimation		Electricity production
Natural gas consumption	Economic property	0	1 Mil. Cubic metre	201	Estimation		Natural gas consumption
Natural gas production	Economic property	0	1 Mil. Cubic metre	200	Estimation		Natural gas production
GDP growth rate	Economic property	3.50	Percent	51	Estimation		GDP growth rate
GDP - per capita (PPP)	Economic property	4500	Dollar	148	Estimation		GDP - per capita (PPP)
GDP	Economic property	96600	Million dollar	69	Estimation		GDP
Industrial production growth rate	Economic property	-0.90	Percent	75	Estimation		Industrial production growth rate
Inflation rate	Economic property	3.40	Percent	107	Estimation		Inflation rate
Oil consumption	Economic property	89	1000 Barrel per day	80	Estimation		Oil consumption
Oil production	Economic property	0	1000 Barrel per day	200	Estimation		Oil production
Unemployment rate	Economic property	5.90	Percent	54	Estimation		Unemployment rate
Area	Geo property	65610	Square kilometer	121			Area
HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate	Health property	0.10	Percent	165			HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate
HIV/AIDS - deaths	Health property	200		124			HIV/AIDS - deaths
People living with HIV/AIDS	Health property	3800		127			People living with HIV/AIDS
Population size	Population property	21513990		55			Population size

Organisation / Group	Aim	status
Organization of American States	to promote regional peace and security as well as economic and social development	observer
Asian Development Bank	to promote regional economic cooperation
ASEAN Regional Forum	to foster constructive dialogue and consultation on political and security issues of common interest and concern
Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation	to foster socio-economic cooperation among members
Commonwealth	to foster multinational cooperation and assistance, as a voluntary association that evolved from the British Empire
Colombo Plan	to promote economic and social development in Asia and the Pacific
Food and Agriculture Organization	to raise living standards and increase availability of agricultural products;a UN specialized agency
Group of 15	to promote economic cooperation among developing nations;to act as the main political organ for the Nonaligned Movement
Group of 24	to promote the interests of developing countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America within the IMF
Group of 77	to promote economic cooperation among developing countries;name persists in spite of increased membership
International Atomic Energy Agency	to promote peaceful uses of atomic energy
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	to provide economic development loans;a UN specialized agency
International Civil Aviation Organization	to promote international cooperation in civil aviation;a UN specialized agency
International Chamber of Commerce	to promote free trade and private enterprise and to represent business interests at national and international levels
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement	to promote worldwide humanitarian aid through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in wartime, and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS;formerly League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies or LORCS) in peacetime
International Development Association	to provide economic loans for low-income countries;UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Fund for Agricultural Development	to promote agricultural development;a UN specialized agency
International Finance Corporation	to support private enterprise in international economic development;a UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies	to organize, coordinate, and direct international relief actions;to promote humanitarian activities;to represent and encourage the development of National Societies;to bring help to victims of armed conflicts, refugees, and displaced people;to reduce the vulnerability of people through development programs
International Hydrographic Organization	to train hydrographic surveyors and nautical cartographers to achieve standardization in nautical charts and electronic chart displays;to provide advice on nautical cartography and hydrography;to develop the sciences in the field of hydrography and techniques used for descriptive oceanography
International Labor Organization	to deal with world labor issues;a UN specialized agency
International Monetary Fund	to promote world monetary stability and economic development;a UN specialized agency
International Maritime Organization	to deal with international maritime affairs;a UN specialized agency
International Mobile Satellite Organization	acts as watchdog over Inmarsat (International Maritime Satellite Organization), a private company, to make sure it follows ICAO standards and recommended practices;plays an active role in the development of international telecommunications policies
International Criminal Police Organization	to promote international cooperation among police authorities in fighting crime
International Olympic Committee	to promote the Olympic ideals and administer the Olympic games: 2012 Summer Olympics in London, UK;2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
International Organization for Migration	to facilitate orderly international emigration and immigration
Inter-Parliamentary Union	fosters contacts among parliamentarians, considers and expresses views of international interest and concern with the purpose of bringing about action by parliaments and parliamentarians, contributes to the defense and promotion of human rights, contributes to better knowledge of representative institutions
International Organization for Standardization	to promote the development of international standards with a view to facilitating international exchange of goods and services and to developing cooperation in the sphere of intellectual, scientific, technological and economic activity
International Telecommunications Satellites Organization	to act as a watchdog over Intelsat, Ltd., a private company, to make sure it provides on a global and non-discriminatory basis public telecommunication services
International Telecommunication Union	to deal with world telecommunications issues;a UN specialized agency
International Trade Union Confederation	to promote the trade union movement
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency	encourages flow of foreign direct investment among member countries by offering investment insurance, consultation, and negotiation on conditions for foreign investment and technical assistance;a UN specialized agency
United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara	to supervise the cease-fire and conduct a referendum in Western Sahara;established by the UN Security Council
United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo	to establish contacts with the signatories to the cease-fire agreement and to plan for the observation of the cease-fire and disengagement of forces
Nonaligned Movement	to establish political and military cooperation apart from the traditional East or West blocs
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons	to enforce the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction;to provide a forum for consultation and cooperation among the signatories of the Convention
Permanent Court of Arbitration	to facilitate the settlement of international disputes
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation	to promote economic, social, and cultural cooperation
South Asia Co-operative Environment Program	to promote regional cooperation in South Asia in the field of environment, both natural and human, and on issues of economic and social development;to support conservation and management of natural resources of the region
United Nations	to maintain international peace and security and to promote cooperation involving economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development	to promote international trade
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization	to promote cooperation in education, science, and culture
United Nations Industrial Development Organization	UN specialized agency that promotes industrial development especially among the members
United Nations Mission in the Sudan	to support implementation of the comprehensive Peace Agreement by Monitoring and verifying the implementation of the Cease Fire Agreement, by observing and monitoring movements of armed groups, and by helping disarm, demobilizing and reintegrating armed bands
World Tourism Organization	to promote tourism as a means of contributing to economic development, international understanding, and peace
Universal Postal Union	to promote international postal cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Customs Organization	to promote international cooperation in customs matters
World Federation of Trade Unions	to promote the trade union movement
World Health Organization	to deal with health matters worldwide;a UN specialized agency
World Intellectual Property Organization	to furnish protection for literary, artistic, and scientific works;a UN specialized agency
World Meteorological Organization	to sponsor meteorological cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Trade Organization	to provide a forum to resolve trade conflicts between members and to carry on negotiations with the goal of further lowering and/or eliminating tariffs and other trade barriers
United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti

Names (6)

Sri Lanka : Name
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka : Longname
Shri Lamka/Ilankai : Name
- Local
Shri Lamka Prajatantrika Samajaya di Janarajaya/Ilankai Jananayaka Choshalichak Kutiyarachu : Longname
- Local
Serendib : Name
- Former
Ceylon : Name
- Former

Description

The first Sinhalese arrived in Sri Lanka late in the 6th century B.C. probably from northern India. Buddhism was introduced in about the mid-third century B.C., and a great civilization developed at the cities of Anuradhapura (kingdom from circa 200 B.C. to circa A.D. 1000) and Polonnaruwa (from about 1070 to 1200). In the 14th century, a south Indian dynasty established a Tamil kingdom in northern Sri Lanka. The coastal areas of the island were controlled by the Portuguese in the 16th century and by the Dutch in the 17th century. The island was ceded to the British in 1796, became a crown colony in 1802, and was united under British rule by 1815. As Ceylon, it became independent in 1948;its name was changed to Sri Lanka in 1972. Tensions between the Sinhalese majority and Tamil separatists erupted into war in 1983. After two decades of fighting, the government and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) formalized a cease-fire in February 2002 with Norway brokering peace negotiations. Violence between the LTTE and government forces intensified in 2006 and the government regained control of the Eastern Province in 2007. In May 2009, the government announced that its military had finally defeated the remnants of the LTTE and that its leader, Velupillai PRABHAKARAN, had been killed.