Full Name : Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Capital : Sri Jayewardenepura Commercial Capital : Colombo Area : 66,000 sq km / 25,483 sq miles Population : 20.22 Million Time Zone : +0530 UTC Climate : Low Lands - tropical, average 27C Central Hills - cooler, with temperatures dropping to 14C. The south-west monsoon brings rain to the western, southern and central regions from May to July, while the north-eastern monsoon occurs in the north and east in December and January. Sri Lanka has a good climate for holiday-makers throughout the year. People : 74% Sinhalese | 18% Tamils | 7% Moor | 1% other Languages : Sinhala, Tamil, English Religion : 69% Buddhist | 15% Hindu | 8% Muslim | 8% Christian Currency : Sri Lankan Rupee (Rs) Major industries : Processing of rubber, tea, coconuts, and other agricultural commodities; clothing, cement, petroleum refining, textiles, tobacco, rice, sugarcane, grains, pulses, oilseed, spices, tea, rubber, coconuts; milk, eggs, hides, beef Major trading partners : US, UK, Germany, Japan, Singapore, India, Iran, Taiwan, Belgium, Hong Kong, China, South Korea