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Travelling to Sri Lanka
On arrival visitors to Sri Lanka are officially required to declare all currency, valuable equipment, jewelry and gems though this ...
Greeting ‘Ayubowan’ (may you have long life) is the traditional welcome greeting among the Sinhalese, said with the hands folded upwards ...
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Population 19.043 million Male 9.707 million Female 9.336 million Density per sq/km 304 Growth Rate 1.4 Languages Sinhala & Tamil English is widely spoken throughout Sri Lanka, with the exception of remote villages. Ethnic mix Sihalese- 74 per cent; Tamil- 18 per cent; Muslim -7 per cent; Burgher (descendants of Dutch and Portuguese colonist) and [...]
Shopping in Sri Lanka
One of the great temptations for Western visitors when looking around the gift shops is that prices are so cheap that it seems a crime not to go home with a bag full of bargains. Visitors need to be wary for fakes, particularly when buying gems or designer clothes. The Ceylon Tourist Board is a [...]