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Climate: Sri Lanka has a tropical climate
with little seasonal variation in conditions and humidity, which
is frequently around 90%. The island experiences the SW Monsoon
in May and the NE Monsoon in November. Average annual precipitation
varies between 1,270 mm and 1,900 mm (50 and 75 inches) on the
southeast plains to between 2,540 mm and 5,080 mm (100 and 200
inches) on the southwest plains. Average temperature ranges
in Colombo are from 23 to 31 degrees Celsius (73 to 88 degrees
Fahrenheit) and from 14 to 24 degrees Celsius (57 to 75 degrees
Fahrenheit) in the highlands.
Location:
Southern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of India.
Coordinates: 7 00 N, 81 00 E
Coastline: 1,340 km
Languages: Sinhala (official and
national language) 74%, Tamil (national language) 18%, other 8%
note: English is commonly used in government and is spoken
competently by about 10% of the population
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