Appendix A. Tables

Table 1. Metric Conversion Coofficients and Factors


When you kow	Multiply by	To find
Millimeters	0.04	inches
Centimeters	0.39	inches
Meters	3.3	feet
Kilometers	0.62	miles
Hectares	2.47	acres
Square kilometers	0.39	square miles
Cubic meters	35.3	cubic feet
Liters	0.26	gallons
Kilograms	2.2	pounds
Metric tons	0.98	long tons
	1.1	short tons
	2,204	pounds
Degrees Celsius (Centigrade)	1.8 and add 32	degrees Fahrenheit

Table 2. Projected Population Growth, Selected Years, 1991-20011

**(in thousands)**
Year	Low Estimate			Medium Estimate			High Estimate
	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total
1991	8,931	8,776	17,707	9,018	8,862	17,880	9,099	8,940	18,039
1996	9,501	9,434	18,935	9,695	9,624	19,319	9,875	9,794	19,669
2001	9,980	10,021	20,001	10,320	10,354	20,674	10,644	10,665	21,309

1Sri Lankan government figures.

Source: Based on information from Federal Republic of Germany, Federal Statistical Office, Länderbericht: Sri Lanka, 1988, Wiesbaden, 1988, 17.

Table 3. Population According to Age-group, 1986

**(in percentage of total population)**
Age-group	1986
	Male	Total
Below 5	6.4	12.5
5-10	5.8	11.4
10-15	5.8	11.4
15-20	5.5	10.8
20-25	5.1	10.2
25-30	4.3	8.6
30-35	3.8	7.6
35-40	2.8	5.6
40-45	2.4	4.7
45-50	2.1	4.1
50-55	1.9	3.7
55-60	1.5	2.8
60-65	1.2	2.3
65-70	0.9	1.7
70-75	0.7	1.2
75-80	0.4	0.7
80-85	0.4	0.7
85 and over	0.4	0.7
TOTAL	51.4	100.72

1Based on population estimates as of June 1986.
2Percentage does not add to 100 because of rounding.

Source: Based on information from Federal Republic of Germany, Federal Statistical Office, Länderbericht: Sri Lanka, 1988, Wiesbaden, 1988, 18.

Table 4. Schools and Other Education Institutions, Selected Years, 1975-86

Institution	1975	1980	1984	1986
General, all-purpose schools	9,386	9,117	9,556	9,656
Elementary schools1	7,656	4,156	4,000	3,938
Intermediate and upper level schools2	1,730	4,961	5,556	5,718
Other schools	1,058	677	358	421
Buddhist temple schools (pirivena)	289	282	307	372
Trade schools3	n.a.	36	31	36
Universities	74	8	9	9

n.a.--not available.
1Grades 1-5.
2Grades 6-12.
3Including technical and farm schools.
4Until the late 1970s, there was one university with seven parts; each became independent in 1979.

Source: Based on information from Federal Republic of Germany, Federal Statistical Office, Länderbericht: Sri Lanka, 1988, iesbaden, 1988, 29.

Table 5. Summary of Major Exports, Selected Years, 1976-86

**(in percentage of annual total)**
Export Sector	1976	1984	1985	198 6	1986*
Agricultural
Tea	43.4	42.2	33.1	27.2	9,253
Rubber	18.4	8.8	7.1	7.7	2,622
Coconuts	10.2	5.7	8.5	7.0	2,389
Other agricultural	4.2	3.7	3.8	4.4	1,500
Total agricultural2	76.2	60.4	52.5	46.3	15,764
Industrial
Textiles	1.4	20.3	22.0	28.3	9,629
Oil products	10.5	8.8	10.7	6.9	2,358
Other industrial	3.0	5.5	6.8	11.4	3,891
Total industrial2	15.0	34.6	39.5	46.6	15,878
Minerals
Gems	5.4	1.6	1.6	2.2	755
Other minerals	0.6	0.6	0.8	1.3	427
Total minerals2	6.0	2.2	2.4	3.5	1,182
Miscellaneous	2.8	2.7	5.6	3.7	1,249
TOTAL	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	34,073

*In millions of SL rupees. For value of rupee--see Glossary.

Source: Based on information from Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Review of the Economy, 1987, Colombo, 1988, 157-59.

Table 6. Gross National Product, Selected Years, 1975, 1980, and 1986

**(current factor cost prices in millions of rupees)1**
Sector	1975	1980	19862
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing	8,643	17,151	44,355
Banking, insurance, and real estate	336	1,785	6,840
Construction	1,018	5,552	12,272
Manufacturing	3,217	11,048	24,869
Mining and quarrying	316	1,249	4,155
Ownership of property	463	1,457	4,578
Public administration and defense	798	1,965	7,945
Transport, storage, communications, and utilities	1,889	5,894	20,163
Wholesale and retail trade	3,076	10,898	31,808
Other services	2,320	5,247	6,728
GDP at factor cost	22,076	62,246	163,713
Net income factor, from abroad	-140	-432	-3,861
GNP TOTAL	21,936	61,814	159,852

1For value of SL rupee--see Glossary.
2Provisional.

Source: Based on information from Economist Intelligence Unit, Country Profile: Sri Lanka, 1987-88, London, 1987, 8-9; and Quarterly Economic Review: Annual Supplement, 1977, London, 1978, 8.

Table 7. Growth of Gross Domestic Product, Selected Years, 1960-87

**(in percentages)**
Sector	1960-651	1970-771	197 7-841	19872
Agriculture	2.7	2.2	3.8	0.8
Industry	5.2	1.6	5.6	6.0
Services3	4.6	3.2	6.1	3.2
Gross Domestic Product Total	4.0	2.9	6.0	3.0
Gross Domestic Product Per Capita	1.5	1.3	4.3	1.3

1Annual averages.
2Estimated.
3Including construction.

Table 8. Industrial Production, Selected Years, 1980, 1985, and 1986

**(in millions of rupees)**
Sector	1980	1985	19862
Basic metal products	478	123	281
Chemicals, oil, coal, rubber, and plastics	9,416	13,104	11,088
Fabricated metal products, machinery, and transport equipment	620	1,592	1,754
Food, beverages, and tobacco	3,899	10,497	12,169
Nonmetallic mineral products (except oil and coal)	1,156	1,854	2,053
Paper products	476	1,187	1,289
Textiles, clothing, and leather	1,923	9,505	12,088
Wood products	289	705	632
Others	54	125	136
TOTAL	18,311	38,692	41,453

1For value of SL rupee--see Glossary.
2Provisional.

Source: Based on information from Economist Intelligence Unit, Country Profile: Sri Lanka, 1987-88, London, 1987, 17; and Country Profile: Sri Lanka, 1986-87, London, 1986, 15.

Table 9. Medium-Wave AM Radio Stations of Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation, 1988

Location	Frequency (kHz)	Power (kw)	Language	Network
Ambawela	531	40	Sinhala	National--Channel 1
Ambawela	648	40	Sinhala	National--Channel 2
Amparai	693	20	Sinhala	National--Channel 2
Amparai	855	20	Sinhala	National--Channel 1
Amparai	972	20	Tamil	National--Tamil
Anuradhapura	774	10	Sinhala	National--Channel 2
Diyagama1	558	10	Tamil	National--Tamil
Diyagama	621	20	Sinhala	National--Channel 1
Diyagama	873	20	English	none
Diyagama	918	25	n.a.	n.a.
Diyagama	702	25	Sinhala	National--Channel 2
Galle	1026	10	Sinhala	National--Channel 1
				National--Channel 2
Kandy	567	10	Sinhala	National--Channel 2
Kandy	819	10	Sinhala	National--Channel 1
Kantalai	585	20	Tamil	National--Tamil
Kantalai	747	20	Sinhala	National--Channel 1
Mahiyangana	1485	1	Sinhala	National--Channel 1
Mahiyangana	1602	1	Sinhala	National--Channel 2
Maho	639	50	various2	Regional
Maho	801	40	Sinhala	National--Channel 1
Ratnapura	603	10	Sinhala	National--Channel 1
Ratnapura	729	10	Sinhala	National--Channel 2
Wiraketiya	675	40	Sinhala	National--Channel 1
Wiraketiya	594	50	various2	Regional

n.a.--not available.
1Diyagama is in Colombo District.
2Probably Sinhala.

Source: Based on information from World Radio-TV Handbook, 1987, Amsterdam, 1987, 229-30.

Table 10. Balance of Trade and Terms of Trade, Selected Years, 1970-86

**(in millions of rupees)1**
	1970	1975	1980	1 985	19862
Imports	2,313	5,196	33,942	54,049	54,609
Exports	2,033	3,968	17,595	36,207	34,072
Balance of Trade	-280	-1,228	-16,347	-17,843	-20,537
Terms of Trade (1981 = 100)	194	107	106	108	102

1For value of SL rupee--see Glossary.
2Provisional.

Table 11. Government Fiscal Operations, 1982-86

**(in millions of rupees)1**
	1982	1983	1984	1 9852	19862
Revenue
Income taxes	2.9	3.4	5.5	5.6	4.8
Sales and turnover taxes	6.4	9.5	13.9	14.2	14.6
Import and export duties	6.1	7.3	11.1	10.3	11.6
Other revenue	2.3	5.1	7.2	9.0	10.7
Total Revenue	17.8	25.2	37.7	39.0	41.6
Expenditure
Recurrent	19.2	25.1	31.8	34.2	34.6
Capital	18.7	21.7	21.8	30.5	35.1
Total Expenditure	37.9	46.8	53.6	64.7	69.7
Budget Deficit	20.1	21.6	15.9	25.7	28.1
Financing of deficit
Domestic bank borrowing	4.0	1.2	-2.7	7.5	2.3
Domestic non-bank borrowing	7.6	10.1	6.6	8.5	9.2
Foreign grants	3.4	3.5	3.3	3.3	3.8
Foreign loans	5.4	7.5	8.0	8.9	12.1
Use of cash balances	-0.3	-0.7	0.7	-2.5	-0.8
Public debt outstanding	71.3	86.4	95.7	123.7	150.3

1For value of SL rupee--see Glossary.
2Estimated--figures rounded.

Source: Based on information from Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Review of the Economy, 1986, Colombo, 1987, 232; and Economist Intelligence Unit, Country Profile: Sri Lanka: 1987-1988, London, 1987, 22.

Table 12. Party Performance in General Elections, 1947-77

**(showing percentage of popular vote and number of seats won)**
	1947		1952		1956		March 1960		July 1960		1965		1970		1977
Party	Votes Won	No. of Seats	Votes Won	No. of Seats	Votes Won	No. of Seats	Votes Won	No. of Seats	Votes Won	No. of Seats	Votes Won	No. of Seats	Votes Won	No. of Seats	Votes Won	No. of Seats
UNP1	39.9	42	44.0	54	27.9	8	29.6	50	37.6	30	39.3	66	37.9	17	50.9	140
SLFP2	--	--	15.5	9	40.0	51	20.9	46	33.6	75	30.2	41	36.9	91	29.7	8
LSSP3	16.84	154	13.1	9	10.5	14	10.5	10	7.4	12	7.5	10	8.7	19	3.6	0
CPSL5	3.7	3	5.8	4	4.6	3	4.8	3	3.0	4	2.7	4	3.4	6	2.0	0
MEP6	--	--	--	--	--	--	10.6	10	3.4	3	2.7	1	0.9	0	0.4	0
TC7	4.4	7	2.8	4	0.3	1	1.2	1	1.5	1	2.4	3	2.3	3	--	--
FP8	--	--	1.9	2	5.4	10	5.7	15	7.2	16	5.4	14	4.9	13	--	--
CIC9	3.8	6	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Other	2.3	1	2.9	1	0.3	0	7.6	9	5.3	7	6.7	7	1.3	0	1.810	1
TULF11	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	6.4	18
Ind.12	29.1	21	14.0	12	11.0	8	9.1	7	4.4	6	5.8	6	4.6	2	5.6	1
TOTAL	100.0	95	100.0	95	100.0	95	100.0	151	100.0	151	100.0	151	100.0	151	100.0	1- 68

-- Means did not particpate.
1UNP - United National Party.
2SLFP - Sri Lanka Freedom Party.
3LSSP - Lanka Sama Samaja Party.
4Includes both factions of LSSP, which ran separately in 1947.
5CP - Communist Party of Sri Lanka.
6MEP - Mahajana Eksath Peramuna.
7TC - Tamil Congress. With FP, formed the TULF to contest the 1977 election.
8FP - Federal Party. With TC, formed the TULF to contest the 1977 election.
9CIC - Ceylon Indian Congress.
10The Ceylon Workers' Congress.
11TULF - Tamil United Liberation Front.
12Ind. - Independents.

Source: Based on information from Craig Baxter, et al. Government and Politics in South Asia, Boulder, 1987, 330; and Robert N. Kearney, "The Political Party System in Sri Lanka," in Political Science Quarterly, 98, No. 1, Spring 1983, 19.