Geography Of Sri Lanka

Location	Southern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of India
Geographic coordinates	7 00 N, 81 00 E
Map references	asia
Area	total: 65,610 sq km water: 870 sq km land: 64,740 sq km
Area comparative	slightly larger than West Virginia
Land boundaries	0 km
Coastline	1,340 km
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm
Climate	tropical monsoon; northeast monsoon (December to March); southwest monsoon (June to October)
Terrain	mostly low, flat to rolling plain; mountains in south-central interior
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Pidurutalagala 2,524 m
Natural resources	limestone, graphite, mineral sands, gems, phosphates, clay, hydropower
Land use	arable land: 13.86% permanent crops: 15.7% other: 70.44% (2001)
Irrigated land	6,510 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards	occasional cyclones and tornadoes
Environment - current issues	deforestation; soil erosion; wildlife populations threatened by poaching and urbanization; coastal degradation from mining activities and increased pollution; freshwater resources being polluted by industrial wastes and sewage runoff; waste disposal; air pollution in Colombo
Environment - international agreements	party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Marine Life Conservation
Geography note	strategic location near major Indian Ocean sea lanes

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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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