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  2. Rice production in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Rice production or Paddy production is one of the main productions and staple foods in Sri Lanka. It cultivates in all districts of Sri Lanka during two monsoon seasons. It is estimated that about 708,000 ha (1,750,000 acres) of land uses for paddy. [1] The seasons are called Maha season and Yala season.

  3. Livestock in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Hence, a very small proportion of the farmland is solely devoted to livestock production. In Sri Lanka, livestock sector contributes around 1.2% of the national GDP. Livestock is spread throughout all regions of Sri Lanka with concentrations of certain farming systems in particular areas due to cultural, market and agro-climatic reasons.

  4. Agriculture in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Sri Lanka exported USD 128 million worth of cinnamon in 2014, which accounted for 28% of global cinnamon exports for that year. [17] Black pepper is the second largest export spice in Sri Lanka. Most black pepper is exported to India. But India and Vietnam re-export to Europe Sri Lankan pepper under the Indian/Vietnam label. [18]

  5. Economy of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Sri Lanka's infant mortality rate in 1950 was 82 deaths per thousand live births, Malaysia 91 and Philippines 102. [65] With its strategic location in the Indian Ocean Sri Lanka was expected to have a better chance than most other Asian neighbours to register a rapid economic take-off and had "appeared to be one of the most promising new nations."

  6. Ranebennuru - Wikipedia

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    As of 2011 India census, Ranebennur has a population of 106,365. Males constitute 50.7% of the population and females 49.3%. Ranebennur has a literacy rate of 60.98%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy is 60.16% and female literacy is 61.8%. In Ranebennur, 10.8% of the population is under 6 years of age.

  7. Rupee - Wikipedia

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    The Indian rupee was the official currency of Dubai and Qatar until 1959, when India created a new Gulf rupee (also known as the "external rupee") to hinder the smuggling of gold. [16] The Gulf rupee was legal tender until 1966, when India significantly devalued the Indian rupee and a new Qatar-Dubai riyal was established to provide economic ...

  8. Kalawana - Wikipedia

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    UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time) Kalawana ( Sinhala : කලවාන , Tamil : கலாவானா ) is a town in the Ratnapura District of Sabaragamuwa Province in Sri Lanka . Kalawana is located approximately 30 km (19 mi) away from Ratnapura and 100 km (62 mi) to the south-east of Colombo .

  9. List of towns in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    List of towns in Sri Lanka. ... The following is a list of settlements in Sri Lanka with a population between 5,000 and 50,000. Towns. Town Image DS Division