Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$2.81 billion (2006 est.)
Debt - external:
$12.23 billion (2006 est.)
Economic aid - recipient:
$577 million (1998)
Currency (code):
Sri Lankan rupee (LKR)
Currency code:
LKR
Exchange rates:
Sri Lankan rupees per US dollar - 102.987 (2006), 100.498 (2005),
101.194 (2004), 96.521 (2003), 95.662 (2002)
Fiscal year:
calendar year
Communications Sri Lanka
Telephones - main lines in use:
1,509,913 (2006)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
4,284,256 (2006)