Sri+Lanka


 * Different Assigned Work for Sri Lanka: **

1. Size of an average family in your allocated country. (Ji Hye)

2. Food and water needs for an average family in your country. (Kriti)

3. Political/military/geographical realities of the country. (Chris)

4. Designs of water and grain storage facilities. (Gi Hyun)


 * Basic Information on Sri Lanka: **

· Full name: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

· Population: 20.2 million (UN, 2009)

· Capital: Colombo (commercial), Sri Jayawardenepura (administrative)

· Largest city: Colombo

· Area: 65,610 sq km (25,332 sq miles)

· Major languages: Sinhala, Tamil, English

· Major religions: Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Christianity

· Life expectancy: 70 years (men), 78 years (women) (UN)

· Monetary unit: Sri Lankan rupee

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">· Main exports: Clothing and textiles, tea, gems, rubber, coconuts

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">· GNI per capita: US $1,780 (World Bank, 2007)

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">· International dialling code: +94


 * Water Average in a family**

In a normal family of four nearly 400 gallons of water is used.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Water Problems in Sri Lanka **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The poor people in Sri Lanka are not even able to get their daily needs. The families don't get enough water to drink. The women and the children have to go long distance to fetch water. The people get disease like diarrhea, dysentary and chloera by drinking the only water source available to them. This water is normally unsafe.


 * About one-quarter of people in Sri Lanka have no access to safe drinking water.
 * 18% of the child population lacks access to any water supply.
 * Every year a large percentage of Sri Lankan children suffer from some form of diarrhoeal diseases.
 * Nearly 10,000 schools do not have access to adequate water


 * Food Average in a family**

A family needs nearly 11,500 grams of food in a day.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Food Problems in Sri Lanka**

Nearly one-third of children and one quarter of women in Sri Lanka suffer from malnutrition because of poverty. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
 * One out of five children are born underweight.
 * 14% of under children under five years of age suffer from acute malnutrition (wasting).
 * Nearly 58% of infants between 6 and 11 months and 38% children between 12 and 23 months are anaemic.

Another major problems of malnutrition are inappropriate feeding practises and some diseases. When the babies are born they are given bottled milk and so the babies lack some proteins which they should get by breast-feeding. The incidence of diseases has not changed because people have very poor access to safe and clean drinking water and sanitation.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">-Region: South Asia
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Geographical Information: **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">-Population: 20,648,412

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">-Area Total: 65,610km2

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">-Area Land:64,740km2

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">-Coast Line:1,340km

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">-Climate: Tropical monsoon; northeast monsoon (December to March); southwest monsoon (June to October)


 * Military Information:**

Military Branchese: Army, Air Force, Navy, Police Force

Required Age to Enter Service: 18

Active Units: 111,000

Reserve: 5,500

Military Expenditures: $606.2 million (U.S Dollars)


 * Storage designs for grains:**





Water storage designs