Sri Lanka coastline , Sri Lanka Natural Resources

Sri Lanka

Location : southern asia. island in the indian ocean. south of india

Geographic Coordinates : 7 00 n. 81 00 e

Map Reference : asia

Area : total: 65.610 sq km land: 64.740 sq km water: 870 sq km

Area Comparative: slightly larger than west virginia

Sri Lanka More Facts

Land boundaries : 0 km

coastline : 227

Maritime Claims : territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
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 Lands : 6.510 sq km (1998 est.)