Sri Lanka Official Title: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka General Information:
Capital Colombo Population (million) 21.937n/a Total Area 65,610 km² Currency 1 CAN$=138.576 Rupee (LKR) (2020 - Annual average) National Holiday Independence Day, 4 February Language(s) Sinhala, Tamil, English
Political Information: Type of State Republic Type of Government Unicameral parliament with executive presidency. Bilateral Product trade Canada - Sri Lanka 700 600 500 Balance 400 300 Can. Head of State Head of Government Exports 200 President Prime Minister 100 Can. Imports Gotabaya Rajapaksa Mahinda Rajapaksa Millions 0 Total -100 Trade -200 Ministers: Foreign Affairs: Dinesh Gunawardena -300 Development, Agriculture and Trade: Chamal Rajapaksa 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Statistics Canada Finance: (PM) Mahinda Rajapaksa
Main Political Parties Canadian Imports Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna, United National Party, Sri Lanka Freedom Party, Tamil from: Sri Lanka National Alliance, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna Textiles Prod.
Plastics, Rubber Prod. Veg. Prod.
M ach. M ech. Elec. Prod. Animal & Prod.
Food Prod. Elections: Presidentialn/a held on 16 November 2019. Parliamentary on August 17, 2015. 2020 Statistics Canada Economic Information: (2020) IMF (estimates) Sri Lanka Canada Canadian Exports GDP: (billion) $106.18n/a $2,162.38 to: Sri Lanka GDP per capita: $4,840.43n/a $56,945.03 Veg. Prod. GDP Growth rate: (%) -3.57n/a -5.40 Inflation: (%) 4.56n/a 0.72 Vehicles and Equip. Unemployment: (%) 5.80n/a 9.60 M ach. M ech. Elec. Prod. Product Trade and Investment: (2020) Statistics Canada Paper Prod. Canadian Exports: $236,924,745n/a Animal & Prod. Canadian Imports: $373,520,733n/a Chemical Prod. 2020 Foreign Direct Investment in Canada n/a (million) Statistics Canada Canadian Direct Investment in country $327n/a (million) Sources: Representation: Statistics/Industry Canada http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/tdo-dcd.nsf/eng/Home Foreign Representation in Canada IMF High Commissioner Madukande Asoka Kumara Girihagama http://www.imf.org/external/ns/cs.aspx?id=28 Canadian Representation Abroad High Commissioner David McKinnon (Colombo, SRI)
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