Exchange rates:
Sri Lankan rupees (LKR) per US dollar - 108.33 (2008), 110.78 (2007), 103.99 (2006), 100.498 (2005), 101.194 (2004)
Communications ::Sri Lanka
Telephones - main lines in use:
3.446 million (2008) country comparison to the world: 44
Telephones - mobile cellular:
11.082 million (2008) country comparison to the world: 56
Telephone system:
general assessment: telephone services have improved significantly and are available in most parts of the country
domestic: national trunk network consists mostly of digital microwave radio relay; fiber-optic links now in use in Colombo area and fixed wireless local loops have been installed; competition is strong in mobile cellular systems and mobile cellular subscribership is increasing