SRI LANKA The “H” is silent!. Famous for exports of tea, coffee, rubber, and cinnamon Speak Sinhalese and Tamil Mainly a Buddhist country National sport.

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SRI LANKA The “H” is silent!

Famous for exports of tea, coffee, rubber, and cinnamon Speak Sinhalese and Tamil Mainly a Buddhist country National sport is volleyball, but the most popular sport is cricket 93% Literacy rate

About 14% of the population live on less than $1.25 a day...A Starbucks coffee costs over $2 The average income is $1,972…many Macintosh computers cost close to or over $2,000 Dec 26, 2004 over 30,000 killed in a tsunami

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