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ASIA

NANDANA KUMARA SRI LANKA

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SRI LANKA map and FLAG

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Introduction Tropical island - Palm-fringed beaches - Diverse

landscapes - Historical monuments. Major Crisis - Bitter civil war with Tamil Tiger

Terrorists killed more than 50,000 people.

Sri Lanka suffered its worst disaster in late 2004when giant waves - killing more than 30,000people.

Sri Lanka is among the most liberal economies

in South Asia.

Recent governments have privatised publicsector industries, abolished foreign exchangeand import controls, reduced tariffs and adopted

a development strategy to encourage foreigninvestment.

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FACTS

Full name: Democratic Socialist Republic of SriLanka

Population: 19.3 million (2007) Capital: Colombo (com.),Sri Jayawardenepura (admin.) Largest city: Colombo Area: 65,610 sq km (25,332 sq miles) Major languages: Sinhala, Tamil, English Major religions: Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Christianity Life expectancy: 69 years (men), 76 years (women)

Monetary unit: Sri Lankan rupee (Rs./SLR) Main exports: Clothing and

textiles,tea,gems,rubber,coconuts GNI per capita: US $1,540 (World Bank, 2007) Internet domain: .lk International dialling code: +94

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President

Mahinda Rajapakse

Prime minister at thetime of his election,won the November2005 presidential

poll. He has theenthusiasm towardsto build up the

country.

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PopulationBy sector Ethnic Groups Religion

Rural 72.2% Sinhalese 74% Buddhist 69.3%

Urban 21.5% Tamil 18.1% Hindu 15.5%Estate 6.3% Moor 7.1% Christian 7.6%

Other 0.8% Muslim7.5%

Other 0.1%Majority Sinhala Buddhists

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Sri Lanka China Friendship

Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference HallFeb 1963 - The Chinese premier Chou En Lai

visited Sri Lanka in an official tour in February

1963. During that visit, he promised an elegantexhibition and convention hall for Sri Lankansand the BMICH was the result of that offer.

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Sri Lankas Foreign Minister RohithaBogollagama receiving Chinese

Foreign Minister Yang JiechiColombo, 12 September 2008,The Minister of Foreign Affairs of thePeoples Republic of China,Yang Jiechi has reiterated Chinasstrong support for Sri Lankassovereignty, territorial integrity andnational unity. This pledge wasmade during the bilateral talksbetween him and his Sri Lankan c

ounterpart, Rohitha Bogollagamaheldat the Foreign Ministry on

Wednesday, 10 September 2008.

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- - ,Complex, the Central Main telecommunicationExchange, the Ginganga Flood Protection Scheme,the re-development of the Lady Ridgeway

Children's Hospital

Diplomatic recognition SL PRC (1950) April 1952 - Historic Rubber-Rice Agreement. Politicall - Sri Lanka accepted the PRC's "One China"

policy. Economic cooperation Among other grants the

most prominent symbol ofChinese economicassistance to Sri Lanka remains theBandaranaike Memorial International

Conference Hall (BMICH). And also fundedseveral other projects including the SupremeCourts Complex, the Central Maintelecommunication Exchange, the GingangaFlood Protection Scheme, the re-developmentof the Lady Ridgeway Children's Hospital,among others.

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2000 years of China-Sri Lankarelations News Article Sunday

Observer

2000 years of China-Sri Lankarelations : Literary and

numismatic evidence By WG CDR. RAJAH M.WICKREMESINHE, RTD. SLAF

President Sri Lanka Numismatic Society

Literary records in China have

established that the earliest contactwith Sri Lanka was a mission fromChina to Sri Lanka during the Han

dynasty 206 BC - 220 AD. It took place'

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A good-will delegation

Oct 10,2008 Colombo:

A good-will delegation of

the Communist Partyof China (CPC) led by Liu Hongcai, deputy

headof the International Department of the CPC

Central Committee met Sri LankaPresident

Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Temple Trees

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China's President Hu Jintao shows the way to SriLanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa during awelcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the

People in Beijing February 27, 2007.

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Who I Am?

In Sri Lanka: Senior Lecturer In ManagementAccountancy, Head of the School of Accountancy,Teacher Trainer and Research Coordinator.

In China: Doctoral Research Fellow Student,Zhongnan University of Economics and Law.

Name: K.H.U.D. Nandana Kumara

Web: http://www.linkedin.com/kumarauluwatta

E-Mail: slecturer@yahoo.com

Mobile: 13035131897

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