Sri Lanka

Capital	Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte 6°54′N 79°54′E
Largest city	Colombo

Official language(s)	Sinhala
	Tamil

Demonym

Sri Lankan

Government	Unitary presidential democratic socialist republic
* President * Prime Minister * Speaker of the Parliament * Chief Justice	Mahinda Rajapaksa D. M. Jayaratne Chamal Rajapaksa Shirani Bandaranayake

Legislature

Parliament

Independence from the United Kingdom
* Dominion * Republic	4 February 1948 22 May 1972

Area
* Total * Water (%)	65,610 km² (25,332 sq mi) 4.4

Population
* 2012 census * Density	20,277,597 323/km²

GDP (PPP)	2012 estimate
* Total * Per capita	$126.887 billion $6,135

GDP (nominal)	2012 estimate
* Total * Per capita	$64.914 billion $3,139

Gini (2010)

36 (medium)

HDI (2011)

0.691 (medium)

Currency

Sri Lankan rupee (LKR)

Time zone

SLST (UTC+5:30)

Date format

dd/mm/yyyy (AD)

Drives on the

left

ISO 3166 code

LK

Internet TLD	.lk
	.ලංකා
	.இலங்கை

Calling code

94

- Flag of Sri Lanka -

- Emblem of Sri Lanka -

- Anthem: Sri Lanka Matha -

- Location of Sri Lanka -

Madagascar

Capital	Antananarivo 18°55′S 47°31′E
Largest city

Official language(s)	Malagasy
	French

Demonym

Malagasy

Government	Caretaker government
* President of the High Transitional Authority * Prime Minister	Andry Rajoelina Omer Beriziky

Legislature	Parliament
* Upper house * Lower house	Senate National Assembly

Independence from France
* Date	26 June 1960

Area
* Total * Water (%)	587,041 km² (226,597 sq mi) 0.009

Population
* 2012 estimate * 1993 census * Density	22,005,222 12,238,914 35.2/km²

GDP (PPP)	2012 estimate
* Total * Per capita	$21.262 billion $948

GDP (nominal)	2012 estimate
* Total * Per capita	$10.545 billion $470

Gini (2001)

47.5 (high)

HDI (2010)

0.435 (low)

Currency

Malagasy ariary (MGA)

Time zone	EAT (UTC+3)
* Summer (DST)	not observed (UTC+3)

Drives on the

right

ISO 3166 code

MG

Internet TLD

.mg

Calling code

+261

- Flag of Madagascar -

- Seal of Madagascar -

- Anthem: Ry Tanindrazanay malala ô! -

- Location of Madagascar -

Iceland

Capital	Reykjavík 64°08′N 21°56′W
Largest city

Official language(s)

Icelandic (de facto)

Ethnic groups	92.0% Icelandic
	2.88% Polish
	5.12% Other

Demonym	Icelander
	Icelandic

Government	Parliamentary republic
* President * Prime Minister * Speaker of the Althingi	Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir Ásta Ragnheiður Jóhannesdóttir

Legislature

Althing

Establishment
* Settlement * Commonwealth * Union with Norway * Danish monarchy * Constitution * Kingdom of Iceland * Republic	9th century 930-1262 1262-1814 1380-1944 5 January 1874 1 December 1918 17 June 1944

Area
* Total * Water (%)	103,001 km² (39,770 sq mi) 2.7

Population
* 1 April 2012 estimate * Density	320,060 3.1/km²

GDP (PPP)	2012 estimate
* Total * Per capita	$12.873 billion $39,082

GDP (nominal)	2012 estimate
* Total * Per capita	$13.640 billion $41,410

Gini (2006)

28.0 (low)

HDI (2011)

0.898 (very high)

Currency

Icelandic króna (ISK)

Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)
* Summer (DST)	not observed (UTC)

Drives on the

right

ISO 3166 code

IS

Internet TLD

.is

Calling code

354

- Flag of Iceland -

- Coat of arms of Iceland -

- Anthem: Lofsöngur -

- Location of Iceland -

Malta

Capital	Valletta 35°53′N 14°30′E
Largest city	Birkirkara 35°53′48″N 14°27′45″E

Official language(s)	Maltese (national / official)
	English (official)

Ethnic groups (2007)	95.3% Maltese
	1.60% British
	3.10% Other

Demonym

Maltese

Government	Parliamentary republic
* President * Prime Minister * Speaker	George Abela Lawrence Gonzi Michael Frendo

Legislature

House of Representatives

Independence
* from the United Kingdom * Republic	21 September 1964 13 December 1974

Area
* Total * Water (%)	316 km² (121 sq mi) 0.001

Population
* 2011 estimate * 2007 census * Density	452,515 410,567 1,306.8/km²

GDP (PPP)	2012 estimate
* Total * Per capita	$11.030 billion $25,874

GDP (nominal)	2012 estimate
* Total * Per capita	$8.712 billion $20,437

Gini (2007)

26.0 (low)

HDI (2011)

0.832 (very high)

Currency

Euro (€) (EUR)

Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
* Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Date formats

dd/mm/yyyy (AD)

Drives on the

left

ISO 3166 code

MT

Internet TLD

.mt

Calling code

356

- Flag of Malta -

- Coat of arms of Malta -

- Anthem: L-Innu Malti -

- Location of Malta -