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Originally posted by Padosan
Sleeping_giant. please refer to this post of mine in the International cricket section
http://www.banglacricket.com/alochon....php?tid=13470
IAs per your population to cricket argument.. I guess Srilanka's population is way below what bangladesh is .. what is their cricket superiority ??
Its better if we all think with our minds than our heart. !!!
take care and Cheers !!!!
your Padosan
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Sri Lanka
Total Area 25,332.16 sq mi
65,610.00 sq km
(slightly larger than West Virginia)
Population 19,408,635 (July 2001 est.)
Estimated Population in 2050 23,085,782
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
Literacy 90.2% total, 93.4% male, 87.2% female (1995 est.)
Religions Buddhist 70%, Hindu 15%, Christian 8%, Muslim 7% (1999)
Life Expectancy 69.58 male, 74.73 female (2001 est.)
Government Type republic
Currency 1 Sri Lankan rupee (SLRe) = 100 cents
GDP (per capita) $3,250 (2000 est.)