Sri Lanka is a tourist's paradise. Marco Polo
described it as "the finest island of its size in the world".
Wonderful pristine beaches, lush-green hills, majestic waterfalls,
corals, wild life, heritage sites, pilgrimage sites, exotic
cuisine-Sri Lanka has everything that a tourist can imagine. It has
something to offer to everyone.
Though Colombo is widely known as the capital of Sri Lanka but
strictly speaking Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte-a miniature town in
Colombo-is the legislative capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is the
commercial capital of Sri Lanka.
The total population of Sri Lanka is around 20 Million. Major
ethnic groups include: Sinhalese (74%), Tamil (18%), Moor (7%),
Burgher, Malay and Vedda (1%). Buddhism is the major religion
followed by around 70% of the population. Other major religions are
Hinduism (15%), Christianity (8%) and Islam (7%).
