Sri Lanka is an island country in South Asia, located south of India in the Indian Ocean with an area of about 65,610 km2and a population of 20.3 million. The population is concentrated in the southwest, in urban centers along the east coast, and on the Jaffna Peninsula in the north. Sinhala is the official language though English is commonly used. This lower middle-income country is transitioning from a rural-based economy to a more urbanized economy with growing services and manufacturing sectors.