Province
Capital
Districts

1
Central
Kandy
Kandy,Matale, Nuwara Eliya

2
North Central
Anuradhapura
Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa

3
Northern
Jaffna
Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mannar, Vavuniya, Mullativu, Alambil

4
Eastern
Trincomalee
Ampara, Batticaloa, Trincomalee

5
North Western
Kurunegala
Kurunagala, Puttalam

6
Southern
Galle
Galle, Hambanthota, Mathara

7
Uva
Badulla
Badulla, Monaragala

8
Sabaragamuwa
Ratnapura
Kegalle, Rathnapura

9
Western
Colombo
Colombo, Gampaha, Kaluthara

GDP: $32.4 billion.
Annual growth rate: 6.7%.
Natural resources: Limestone, graphite, mineral sands, gems, and phosphate.
Agriculture (16.8% of GDP): Major products–rice, tea, rubber, coconut, and spices.
Services (56.2% of GDP): Major types–tourism, wholesale and retail trade, transport, telecom, financial services.
Industry (27% of GDP): Major types–garments and leather goods, rubber products, food processing, chemicals, refined petroleum, gems and jewelry, non-metallic mineral-based products, and construction.
Trade: Exports–$7.6 billion: garments, tea, rubber products, jewelry and gems, refined petroleum, and coconuts. Major markets–U.S. ($ 2.1billion), U.K., India Imports–$11.5 billion. Major suppliers–India, Singapore, Hong Kong, China, Iran, Malaysia, Japan, U.K., U.A.E., Belgium, Indonesia, South Korea, U.S. ($210 million).