Sri Lanka

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Official Name
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Population Full

21,803,000 (2019 census)

Principal Languages
English, Sinhala, Tamil
Literacy Rate
92% (2018 UNESCO)
International Conventions
CDE (1983), CSICH (2008), ICCPR (1980), UNCRPD (2016), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Campbell and King 2011, Gair 1998, Voegelin and Voegelin 1977
Deaf Population
73,340
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Sri Lanka is 7. All are living languages. Of these, 5 are indigenous and 2 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 3 are institutional, 1 is vigorous, 2 are in trouble, and 1 is dying. Also listed are 5 unestablished languages.