Italy–Sri Lanka relations

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Italian-Sri Lankan relations refer to the relationship between the Italian Republic and the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. Italy has an embassy in Colombo.[1] Sri Lanka has an embassy in Rome.[2] There are about 100,000 Sri Lankans in Italy,[3] making them the second largest Sri Lankan community in Europe, while there are about 5,000 Italians in Sri Lanka,[4] making them the largest European community in the South Asian island.

Italian–Sri Lankan relations
Map indicating locations of Italy and Sri Lanka

Italy

Sri Lanka

Economic exchange

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Italy is the fifth most important export market for Sri Lanka.[5] In 2024, the value of Italian imported goods from Sri Lanka was 623 million euros.

References

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  1. ^ "Ambasciata d'Italia Colombo – Il nuovo sito Ambasciata d'Italia a Colombo".
  2. ^ admin. "Home". The Embassy of Sri Lanka - Rome, Italy. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
  3. ^ "Executive Summary" (PDF). www.integrazionemigranti.gov.it. 2016. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 15, 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2023. Regularly Residing: 109,968
  4. ^ "Immigrant and Emigrant Populations by Country of Origin and Destination". Migration Policy Institute. 10 February 2014. Archived from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Sri Lanka Trade | WITS Data". wits.worldbank.org. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
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