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The Sri Lankan Rupee (Sinhala: රුපියල්, Tamil: ரூபாய்; symbol: රු (plural) in English, රු in Sinhala, ௹ in Tamil; ISO code: LKR) is the currency of Sri Lanka. It is subdivided into 100 cents ( Sinhala : සත , Tamil : சதம் ), but cents are rarely seen in circulation due to their low value.
The U.S. government collected most of the Stingers it had delivered, but by 1996 around 600 were unaccounted for and some found their way into Croatia, Iran, Sri Lanka, Qatar, and North Korea. [42] [43] According to the CIA, already in August 1988 the U.S. had demanded from Qatar the return of Stinger missiles. [44]
Sri Lankan civil war in video games (2 P) Pages in category "Video games set in Sri Lanka" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
Foreign relations of Sri Lanka refers to the diplomatic and commercial relations between Sri Lanka and other countries. Sri Lanka has stressed its principle of "friendship towards all, enmity towards none" in its diplomacy. Sri Lanka since the 1950s has followed a non-aligned foreign policy, which does not take sides with major powers. [1]
Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Limited; The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd; B.C.C. Lanka Ltd; B.O.C. Bank; CTB BUS; Lynx BUS; Building Materials Corporation Ltd
Sri Lanka and allies Opponents Results Sri Lankan commanders Sri Lankan losses; Head(s) of Government Defense Minister(s) SL forces Civilians; Sri Lankan Civil War (1983–2009) Sri Lanka India (1987–1990) Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has issued two commemorative notes. In 1998 a 200 rupees note was issued on Independence day to commemorate the 50th Independence Anniversary of the country. The note was issued along with three commemorative coins; a five thousand rupees gold coin, a one thousand rupees silver coin, and a ten rupees bi-metallic coin.
The election signified a major political realignment in Sri Lanka. [10] Dissanayake's victory was the first time a third-party candidate was elected president. This was also the first election where neither of the top two candidates were endorsed by the United National Party or the Sri Lanka Freedom Party.