Capital: Colombo (economic) or Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (seat of parliament) Languages: Sinhala, Tamil Common Foreign Languages: English Religion: Buddhism (70%), Hinduism (13%), Islam (10%), Christianity (6%) Resident: approx. 21.3 million Currency: Sri Lankan Rupee (1 Sri Lankan Rupee = 100 cents) Exchange Rate: 1 Euro = currently approx. 200 Sri Lankan Rupees Telephone Code: +94 Time Zone: Austria / Germany + 3.5 (summer time) or + 4.5 (wintertime) Electricity / voltage: 220 Volt / 50 Hertz AC, UK three-way plug (adapter required, locally available)