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Current account balance : $-278 million (2003) . HIV Gateway to Sri Lanka : less than 0.1% (2001 est.) Population below poverty line : 22% (1997 est.) . Literacy : 92,30% House hold income lowest than 10% : 3,50% House hold income highest than 10% : 28% (1995) Inflation : 6.3% (2003 est.) . Unemployment Rate : 8.4% (2003) . Internet Users : 200,000 (2002) . Location Gateway to Sri Lanka : Southern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of India . Geographic Coordinates : 7 00 N, 81 00 E . Religion : Buddhist 70%, Hindu 15%, Christian 8%, Muslim 7% (1999) . Administrative region : 8 provinces; Central, North Central, North Eastern, North Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Uva, Western; note - North Eastern province may have been divided in two - Northern and Eastern . Terrain : mostly low, flat to rolling plain; mountains in south-central interior . Elevation extremes lowest : Indian Ocean 0 m . Elevation extremes highest : Pidurutalagala 2,524 m . Natural resources : limestone, graphite, mineral sands, gems, phosphates, clay, hydropower . Land use arable land : 13,86%. Land use permanentcrops : 15,70%. Irrigated land : 6,510 sq km (1998 est.) . 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 . Geography note : strategic location near major Indian Ocean sea lanes . Population : 19 905 165. age -14 p : 24,80%. age -14 men : 2 526 143. age -14 ladies : 2 414 876. age 15/64 p : 68,20%. age 15/64 men : 6 589 438. age 15/64 ladies : 6 976 487. age +65 p : 7%. age +65 men : 655 636. age +65 ladies : 742 585. date : 2004 est.. median age total : 29.1 years . median age male : 28 years . median age female : 30.1 years (2004 est.) . population growth rate : 0.81% (2004 est.) . population growth rate note : . birth rate : 15.88 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) . death rate : 6.47 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) . net migration rate : -1.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) . sex ratio at birth : 1.05 male(s)/female . sex ratio under 15 : 1.05 male(s)/female . sex ratio 15/64 : 0.95 male(s)/female . sex ratio more 65 : 0.88 male(s)/female . sex ratio total : 0.96 male(s)/female (2004 est.) . infant mortality rate male : 16.01 deaths/1,000 live births . infant mortality rate female : 13.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) . life expectancy at birth total : 72.89 years . life expectancy at birth male : 70.34 years . life expectancy at birth female : 75.57 years (2004 est.) . total fertility rate : 1.88 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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