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Sri Lanka concedes avoiding civilian casualties was "impossible" (AlertNet)

Read more >     :: 02/08/2011 ::

Sri Lanka: UN says shelling 'killed civilians' (BBC)

Read more >     :: 26/04/2011 ::

Attacks on Christians reported in Sri Lanka (Compass)

Read more >     :: 13/08/2010 ::

Sri Lanka hardliners angrily protest UN war crimes probe (Reuters)

Read more >     :: 07/07/2010 ::

Sri Lanka rejects UN's war crime advisory panel (Reuters)

Read more >     :: 24/06/2010 ::

Disease looms over Sri Lanka's flood survivors (MNN)

Read more >     :: 11/06/2010 ::

Sri Lanka: Muslims and Tamils deal with the past (IRIN)

Read more >     :: 04/05/2010 ::

Instability in Sri Lanka makes waves (MNN)

Read more >     :: 26/02/2010 ::

Sri Lankan Gen Sarath Fonseka's arrest to be challenged (BBC)

Read more >     :: 10/02/2010 ::

Sri Lanka's war-displaced begin to pick up pieces

Read more >     :: 04/02/2010 ::

Sri Lanka special forces 'raid Fonseka campaign HQ' (BBC)

Read more >     :: 29/01/2010 ::

Sri Lanka president Mahinda Rajapaksa wins election (Guardian)

Read more >     :: 27/01/2010 ::

Young Sinhalese and Tamils for peace, against prejudices (AsiaNews)

Read more >     :: 22/12/2009 ::

Sri Lanka: unexploded mines barring return (IRIN)

Read more >     :: 10/11/2009 ::

Sri Lanka steps up return of war-displaced - UN (Reuters)

Read more >     :: 06/11/2009 ::

Journey through Sri Lanka’s refugee camps, where life is a daily struggle (AsiaNews)

Read more >     :: 23/10/2009 ::

Sri Lanka's released refugees moved to new camps (Reuters)

Read more >     :: 18/09/2009 ::

Sri Lanka to resettle IDPs by February (IRIN)

Read more >     :: 11/09/2009 ::

Sri Lanka opposition urges fast resettlement of refugees (Reuters)

Read more >     :: 04/09/2009 ::

Monsoon onset raising fears for Sri Lanka war-displaced (Reuters)

Read more >     :: 19/08/2009 ::

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February 04, 2012
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Sri Lanka factbox


Population

19.1 million (2005)

Capital
Colombo

Life expectancy at birth

70.8 years (2005) (UK: 79 years)

Adult literacy rate

90.7%

Under-five mortality rate
14 per 1,000 live births (2005)
(UK: 6 per 1,000)

GDP per capita (PPP US$*)

4,595 (2005) (UK: 33,238)

*Purchasing Power Parity: PPP US$1 has the same purchasing power as $1 in the US economy. Source: UN Human Development Reports 2007/8


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