COI Report March 2012 - UK Border Agency - Home Office
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7 MARCH <strong>2012</strong> SRI LANKA<br />
For additional maps:<br />
United Nations, Department of Field Support, Cartographic Section, Map No. 4172 Rev.3,<br />
<strong>March</strong> 2008<br />
http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map/profile/srilanka.pdf<br />
United Nations <strong>Office</strong> for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Sri Lanka:<br />
http://ochaonline.un.org/srilanka/MapCentre/tabid/2591/language/ja-JP/Default.aspx<br />
United Nation High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR):<br />
http://www.unhcr.org/publ/PUBL/3dee2ccd0.pdf<br />
European Country of Origin Information Network (ecoinet)<br />
http://www.ecoi.net/sri-lanka/maps<br />
Media Centre for National Security (MCNS)/Defence News (LTTE-controlled areas November<br />
2005 – May 2009)<br />
http://www.nationalsecurity.lk/maps.php<br />
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS<br />
1.09 The Economist Intelligence Unit, January <strong>2012</strong> Sri Lanka report 11 recorded the following<br />
public holidays for the year <strong>2012</strong>:<br />
―January 8th (Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day); January 16th (Tamil Thai Pongal<br />
Day, observed); February 4th (National Day); February 7th (Navam Full Moon<br />
Poya Day); February 10th (Milad-un-Nabi, observed); February 20th (Maha<br />
Sivaratri Day); <strong>March</strong> 7th (Medin Full Moon Poya Day); April 5th (Good Friday<br />
and Bak Full Moon Poya Day); April 12th-13th (Sinhala and Tamil New Year);<br />
May 1st (May Day); May 5th-7th (Vesak); June 4th (Poson Full Moon Poya Day);<br />
July 3rd (Esala Full Moon Poya Day); August 1st (Nikini Full Moon Poya Day);<br />
August 19th (Eid al-Fitr, approximate); August 31st (Adhi Nikini Full Moon Poya<br />
Day); September 29th (Binara Full Moon Poya Day); October 26th (Eid al-Adha,<br />
approximate); October 29th (Vap Full Moon Poya Day); November 13th<br />
(Deepavali); November 27th (Il Full Moon Poya Day); December 25th (Christmas<br />
Day); December 27th (Unduwap Full Moon Poya Day).‖<br />
2. ECONOMY<br />
The main text of this <strong>COI</strong> <strong>Report</strong> contains the most up to date publicly available information as at 3 February <strong>2012</strong>.<br />
Further brief information on recent events and reports has been provided in the Latest News section<br />
to 2 <strong>March</strong> <strong>2012</strong>.<br />
Return to contents<br />
2.01 The CIA World Factbook 12 , Sri Lanka (updated on 27 December 2011) recorded:<br />
11 Economist Intelligence Unit, January <strong>2012</strong> report,<br />
http://www.eiu.com/report_dl.asp?issue_id=1008743885&mode=pdf [subscription only] date accessed 5<br />
February <strong>2012</strong><br />
12 CIA - The World Factbook – Sri Lanka<br />
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ce.html updated on 27 December 2011<br />
Date accessed 27 January <strong>2012</strong><br />
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