The TOEFL iBT test is offered in this location.
The list below shows testing regions, fees and dates as of February 15, 2019, but availability may change when you register. Fees are shown in US$ and are subject to change without notice.
| Region | Testing Format | Fee | Test Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo | TOEFL iBT | $180 $180 $180 $180 $180 $180 $180 $180 $180 $180 $180 $180 $180 $180 $180 |
Sat., Feb 16, 2019 Sat., Mar 09, 2019 Sat., Mar 16, 2019 Sat., Mar 30, 2019 Sat., Apr 06, 2019 Sat., May 11, 2019 Sat., May 18, 2019 Sun., May 26, 2019 Sat., Jun 01, 2019 Sat., Jun 15, 2019 Sat., Jun 29, 2019 Sat., Jul 06, 2019 Sat., Jul 13, 2019 Sat., Jul 20, 2019 Sun., Jul 28, 2019 |
| Kandy | TOEFL iBT | $180 $180 $180 $180 $180 $180 |
Sat., Feb 16, 2019 Sat., Mar 09, 2019 Sat., Apr 06, 2019 Sat., May 18, 2019 Sat., Jun 01, 2019 Sat., Jul 06, 2019 |
| Sri Lanka (northern-North Central-Eastern) | TOEFL iBT | $180 $180 $180 $180 $180 $180 |
Sat., Feb 16, 2019 Sat., Mar 09, 2019 Sat., Mar 30, 2019 Sat., May 11, 2019 Sat., Jun 01, 2019 Sat., Jul 06, 2019 |
Sri Lanka Overview
Sri Lanka (until 1972 Ceylon), island republic in the Indian Ocean, south of India. The central mountainous region (up to 2,524 m high) is surrounded by hilly lands and coastal strips. The west and the south are rainy with tropical vegetation (partly primeval forest), in the north and east the savannah predominates. The population consists mainly of Sinhalese (about 69%, mostly Buddhists) and Tamils (mostly Hindus). Rice grows in the coastal plains, tea and rubber trees flourish in the mountains. The industry is underdeveloped. Tourism is important.
History: The history of Ceylon can be traced back to the 3rd century BC. BC, than Buddhism came to the island, prove. In the following centuries there were repeated attempts by South India to conquer Ceylon. A Tamil kingdom existed in the 14th century; the coastal areas of the island were in Portuguese and Dutch possession. From 1796 until its independence (1948) Ceylon was under British rule. In 1972 the country became a republic under the name of Sri Lanka. Since 1983 the bloody, civil war-like clashes between Tamils and Sinhalese have escalated again and again. Peace negotiations have been held between the warring parties since 2002. The aftermath of the 2004 tsunami disaster (over 35,000 fatalities, 500,000 homeless people due to destruction) weighed heavily on the country. After years of a major government offensive, the Tamils abandoned their demand for a state of their own in 2009. The civil war, which lasted 26 years with interruptions, claimed around 100,000 lives.
Maithripala Sirisena (* 1951) has been the country’s president since 2015.
Country facts
- Official name: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
- License plate: CL
- ISO-3166: LK, LKA (144)
- Internet domain:.lk
- Currency: Sri Lankan Rupee (SLRe.) = 100 cents
- Area: 65,610 km²
- Population (2018): 21.8 million
- Capital: Sri Jayewardenepura (de jure), Colombo (de facto)
- Official language (s): Sinhala, Tamil
- Form of government: Presidential republic in the Commonwealth
- Seat of Government: Sri Jayewardenepura
- Administrative division: 9 provinces
- Head of State: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa
- Religion (s) (2012): 70% Buddhists; 13% Hindus, 10% Muslims, 7% Christians (Catholics)
- Time zone: Central European Time +4.5 hours
- National Day: February 4th
Location and infrastructure
- Location (geographical): South Asia
- Position (coordinates): between 5 ° 55 ‘and 9 ° 50’ north latitude and 79 ° 42 ‘and 81 ° 52’ east longitude
- Climate: Tropical humid and hot monsoon climate
- Highest mountain: Pidurutalagala (2,524 m)
- Railway network (2016): 1 562 km
- Road network (2010): 114 093 km
Population
- Annual population growth (2020): 0.7%
- Birth rate (2020): 14.2 per 1000 residents.
- Death rate (2020): 6.5 per 1000 residents.
- Average age (2020): 33.7 years
- Average life expectancy (2020): 77.5 years (men 74; women 81.1)
- Age structure (2020): 23.1% younger than 15 years, 10.6% older than 65 years
- Literacy rate (15-year-olds and older) (2017): 91.9%
- Mobile phone contracts (pre-paid and post-paid) (2017): 135 per 100 residents
- Internet users (2017): 34 per 100 residents
Economy
- GDP per capita (2018): US $ 4,068
- Total GDP (2018): US $ 88 billion
- GNI per capita (2019): US $ 4,020
- Education expenditure (2017): 2.8% of GDP
- Military expenditure (2019): 1.9% of GDP
- Unemployment rate (15 years and older) (2017): 4.1%
Religion
The constitution (Articles 10 and 14) guarantees freedom of religion, whereby Buddhism is given a special position and the state is expressly obliged to protect and preserve the Buddhist tradition (Article 9). The Buddha Sasana Ministry (for Buddhist Affairs) is responsible for regulating relations between the state and the Buddhist religious community; Relations with non-Buddhist religious communities (Hindus, Muslims, Christians) are integrated into various ministries as separate ministerial areas of responsibility.
The dominant religion is the Hinayana Buddhism of the Theravada school – spiritually supported by over 50,000 ordained monks – to which an estimated 69% of the population (most of the Sinhalese) profess. Kandy is one of the most important holy places of Buddhism in Sri Lanka.
The largest non-Buddhist religious community are the Hindus with around 15% (including around 80% of the Tamils). Muslims and Christians (predominantly Catholics) form further significant religious minorities, each with a population of around 8%. The Muslims (Moors and Malay) are mostly Sunnis of the Shafiite school of law. The Catholic Church includes the Archdiocese of Colombo with 11 suffragan dioceses. The Protestants are divided into over 60 denominations (especially Pentecostals, Methodists, Presbyterians, Baptists); the Anglicans belong to the Anglican Church of Ceylon (Dioceses of Colombo and Kurunagala) and the Church of South India (Diocese of Jaffna), which is under the jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury. Further, numerically very small religious minorities are the Sikhs and Bahais.