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Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Flags

Flag Colors and Description

The flag of Sri Lanka is yellow with two panels. The smaller hoist-side panel has two equal vertical bands of green (hoist side) and orange. The other panel is a large dark red rectangle containing a yellow lion holding a sword with a yellow bo leaf in each corner. The yellow field appears as a border around the entire flag and extends between the two panels.

People

Population: 20222240 (July 2006 estimate)

Population Growth Rate: 0.78% (2006 estimate)

Spoken Languages: Sinhala (official and national language) 74%, Tamil (national language) 18%, other 8% note: English is commonly used in government and is spoken competently by about 10% of the population

Government

Government Type: republic

Capital: Colombo

Economics

GDP (Gross Domestic Product): $93.33 billion (2006 estimate)

GDP per capita: $4,600 (2006 estimate)