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Article: Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka
Basic Data
| Official Country Name:
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Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
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| Region (Map name):
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East & South Asia
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| Population:
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19,408,635
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| Language(s):
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Sinhala (official and national), Tamil (national language)
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| Literacy rate:
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90.2%
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| Area:
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65,610 sq km
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| GDP:
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16,305 (US$ millions)
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| Number of Daily Newspapers:
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12
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| Total Circulation:
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536,000
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| Circulation per 1,000:
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38
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| Number of Nondaily Newspapers:
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36
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| Total Circulation:
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1,322,000
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| Circulation per 1,000:
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94
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| As % of All Ad Expenditures:
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27.40
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| Number of Television Stations:
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21
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| Number of Television Sets:
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1,530,000
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| Television Sets per 1,000:
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78.8
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| Number of Cable Subscribers:
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5,820
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