Sri Lanka
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Introduction - Sri Lanka: | Location - Sri Lanka: | Location | Southern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of India | | Geographic coordinates | 7 00 N, 81 00 E | | Map references | Asia | | Area | total: 65,610 sq km
land: 64,740 sq km
water: 870 sq km | | Area comparative | slightly larger than West Virginia | | Land boundaries | 0 km | | Coastline | 1,340 km | | Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin | | Climate | tropical monsoon; northeast monsoon (December to March); southwest monsoon (June to October) | | Terrain | mostly low, flat to rolling plain; mountains in south-central interior | | Elevation extremes | lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Pidurutalagala 2,524 m | | Natural resources | limestone, graphite, mineral sands, gems, phosphates, clay, hydropower | | Land use | arable land: 13.96%
permanent crops: 15.24%
other: 70.8% (2005) | | Irrigated land | 7,430 sq km (2003) | | Natural hazards | occasional cyclones and tornadoes | | Environment current issues | deforestation; soil erosion; wildlife populations threatened by poaching and urbanization; coastal degradation from mining activities and increased pollution; freshwater resources being polluted by industrial wastes and sewage runoff; waste disposal; air pollution in Colombo | | Environment international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Marine Life Conservation | | Geography note | strategic location near major Indian Ocean sea lanes | |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |