Population: 20.743.000
Independence: from United Kingdom
February 4, 1948.
Official Language/s:cincagalès,tamil.
Weather: The temperature range extends from 16 ° C in Nuwara Eliya in the Central Highlands 32 ° C in Trincomalee on the northeast coast the average annual temperature for the country as a whole fluctuates between 28 and 30 ° C. Daytime temperatures and nightcan vary from 4 to 7 ° C.
Flora and Fauna:The fauna of Sri Lanka is among the most diverse in the world: tigers, leopards, water buffalo, monkeys, elephants, porcupines, anteaters, black bears, panthers and deer in national parks. Whales, dolphins, swordfish and turtles on the coasts. In the lagoons and mangroves find crocodiles, salamanders, toads and snakes, like the python and cobra that also occupy other habitats. And in the chapter on bird species include the gray heron, cormorants, ibis, pelicans, flamingos, etc., and several endemic species such as the thrush of Ceylon and yellow-eared Bulbul. Sri Lanka is a paradise forornithologists.
This beautiful island has many different microclimates, benefiting from the monsoon and its location on the globe. From its orchids and tropical palm trees, pine trees and mountainous tea-growing. Not surprisingly it holds two of the trees considered 'exceptional'worldwide.
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