17. Indo-Aryan emigration from India in the 5th century B.C. came to form the largest ethnic group on Sri Lanka today, the Sinhalese. Tamils, the second-largest ethnic group on the island, were originally from the Tamil region of India and emigrated between the 3rd century B.C. and A.D. 1200. Until colonial powers controlled Ceylon (the country's name until 1972), Sinhalese and Tamil rulers fought for dominance over the island. The Tamils, primarily Hindus, claimed the northern section of the island and the Sinhalese, who are predominantly Buddhist, controlled the south. In 1505 the Portuguese took possession of Ceylon until the Dutch India Company usurped control (1658–1796). The British took over in 1796, and Ceylon became an English Crown colony in 1802. The British developed coffee, tea, and rubber plantations. On Feb. 4, 1948, after pressure from Ceylonese nationalist leaders (which briefly unified the Tamil and Sinhalese), Ceylon became a self-governing dominion of the Commonwealth of Nations. HISTORY OF SRI LANKA
18. President: Mahinda Rajapaksa (2005) Prime Minister: Ratnasiri Wickremanayaka (2005) Current government officials Land area: 24,996 sq mi (64,740 sq km); total area: 25,332 sq mi (65,610 sq km) Population (2007 est.): 20,926,315 (growth rate: 1.0%); birth rate: 17.0/1000; infant mortality rate: 19.5/1000; life expectancy: 74.8; density per sq mi: 809 Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Colombo, 2,436,000 (metro. area), 656,100 (city proper). Legislative and judicial capital: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, 118,300 Other large cities: Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia 214,300; Moratuwa, 181,000; Kandy, 112,400 Monetary unit: Sri Lanka rupee Languages: Sinhala 74% (official and national), Tamil 18% (national), other 8%; English is commonly used in government and spoken competently by about 10% Ethnicity/race: Sinhalese 73.8%, Sri Lankan Moors 7.2%, Indian Tamil 4.6%, Sri Lankan Tamil 3.9%, other 0.5%, unspecified 10% (2001) Religions: Buddhist 70%, Islam 8%, Hindu 7%, Christian 6% (2001) Literacy rate: 92% (2003 est.)
37. President: S. R. Nathan (1999) Prime Minister: Lee Hsien Loong (2004) Current government officials Land area: 241 sq mi (624 sq km); total area: 267 sq mi (692.7 sq km) Population (2007 est.): 4,553,009 (growth rate: 1.3%); birth rate: 9.2/1000; infant mortality rate: 2.3/1000; life expectancy: 81.8; density per sq mi: 18,898 Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Singapore, 3,438,600 Monetary unit: Singapore dollar Languages: Mandarin 35%, English 23%, Malay 14.1%, Hokkien 11.4%, Cantonese 5.7%, Teaches 4.9%, Tamil 3.2%, other Chinese dialects 1.8%, other 0.9% (2000) Ethnicity/race: Chinese 76.8%, Malay 13.9%, Indian 7.9%, other 1.4% (2000) Religions: Buddhist 43%, Islam 15%, Taoist 9%, Hindu 4%, Catholic 5%, other Christian 10%, none 15% (2000) Literacy rate: 93% (2003 est.)
68. Rivers of Japan are characterized by their relatively short lengths and considerably steep gradients due to the narrow and mountainous topography of the country. An often-cited quote is 'this is not a river, but a waterfall' by the Dutch engineer (o-yatoi gaikokujin) who had visited the , Toyama Prefecture. The Mogani, the Fuji and the Kuma are regarded as the three most rapid rivers of Japan.
128. Name of the passenger : Mr. Jack D’ Souza From To Carrier Flight Class DEPARTURE DATE - TIME ARRIVAL DATE - TIME INDIA (CHENNAI ) SRI LANKA (COLOMBO) Air India (AI) 098 Y 10 FEB 4.00AM 10 FEB 5.00AM SRI LANKA (COLOMBO) SINGAPORE (SINGAPORE) Air Lanka (UL) 999 Y 12 FEB 4.00PM 12 FEB 7.00PM SINGAPORE (SINGAPORE) JAPAN (TOKYO) Singapore Airline (SQ) 131 Y 15 FEB 5.00PM 15 FEB 10.00PM JAPAN (TOKYO) CHINA (BEIJING)’ Air China (AC) 079 Y 18 FEB 8.30PM 18 FEB 11.00PM CHINA (BEIJING) INDIA (CHENNAI) Air India (AI) 098 Y 21 FEB 6.30PM 21 FEB 10.00PM STATUS CONFIRMED CONFIRMED CONFIRMED CONFIRMED CONFIRMED
129. FROM/TO PASSENGER TICKET AND BAGGAGE CHECK ISSUED BY ABBCAIRLINES SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT IN THIS TICKET ORIGIN/DESTINATION MAA/MAA AIRLNE DATA PDSIT DATE AND PLACE OF ISSUE 02FEB 10 DIVYA TOURS AND TRAVELS Coimbatore 14.3.0082.4 AGENT : T.DHIVYAA MAA CARR FARECALC ENDORSEMENTS/RESTRICTIONS/CARBON VALID FOR SIX MONTHS/NON REFUNDABLE FLIGHT COUPON CMB AI SIN UL M NAME OF PASSENGER NOT TRAS FARBLE JACK D SOUZA MR I SSUED IN EXCHANGE FOR TYO SQ 600.00 CONJUNCTION TICKETS ORIGINAL AIRLINE FROM SERIAL NO PLACE DATE A.N.CODE BJS AC M XO GOODS FOR PASSENGER POINTED OUTLINED CARRIER FLIGHT / CLASS DATE TIME STATUS FARE NOT VALID BEFORE NOT VALID AFTER ALLOW BAGGAGE CK/UNCK MAA AI 600.00 CHENNAI AI 098 Y 10FEB 0400HRS HK YRT 10FEB 10AUG 20K PCS/WT COLOMBO UL 999 Y 12 FEB 1600HRS HK YRT 10FEB 10AUG 20K PCS/WT SINGAPORE SQ 131 Y 15FEB 1700HRS HK YRT 10FEB 10AUG 20K PCS/WT TOKYO AC 079 Y 18FEB 2000HRS HK YRT 10FEB 10AUG 20K PCS/WT NUC 1200.00 BEIJING AI 098 Y 21FEB 1830HRS HK YRT 10FEB 10AUG 20K PCS/WT ROE 45.00 CHENNAI TOUR CODE: ADDITIONAL ENDORSMENT RESTRICTIONS (CARBON) TOTEL FARE CALC EQUIV FARE PO TAX PF 500pd AF500Pd TAX FR600pd XA400pd TAX XF700PD YQ300PD FORM OF PAYMENT CASH FARE: INR 44000.00 CPN/AIRLINE CODE FROM SERIAL NUMBER/CK . 2 000 4234567890 1 0 . . DO NOT MARK OR WRITE IN THE WHITE AREA ABOVE llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll llllllllllllllllllllllll llllllll llllllll lllllllllllll . A 2 0 0 0 4 2 3 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 TOTAL: INR 47500.00
279. 1.IATA are safe and guides the passenger with care and concern. 2.There is an good guidance throughout the airline industry. 3.There is an best rules and regulations in this airline industry. 4.The fare construction is best in IATA . So IATA is the best organization.