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Sri Lanka Geography 1996

Location:

Southern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of India

Map references:

Asia

Area:

total area:

65,610 sq km

land area:

64,740 sq km

comparative area:

slightly larger than West Virginia

Land boundaries:

0 km

Coastline:

1,340 km

Maritime claims:

contiguous zone:

24 nm

continental shelf:

200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin

exclusive economic zone:

200 nm

territorial sea:

12 nm

International disputes:

none

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

Natural resources:

limestone, graphite, mineral sands, gems, phosphates, clay

Land use:

arable land:

16%

permanent crops:

17%

meadows and pastures:

forest and woodland:

37%

other:

23%

Irrigated land:

5,600 sq km (1989 est.)

Environment:

current issues:

deforestation; soil erosion; wildlife populations threatened by poaching; coastal degradation from mining activities and increased pollution; freshwater resources being polluted by industrial wastes and sewage runoff

natural hazards:

occasional cyclones and tornadoes

international agreements:

party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands; signed, but not ratified - Marine Life Conservation

Note:

strategic location near major Indian Ocean sea lanes

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