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Year	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Mahaweli	4.52	5.05	4.90	4.70	4.90	4.98	5.14	5.08	5.35	5.423
National	3.53	3.67	3.55	3.64	3.79	3.83	3.99	3.79	4.00	3.955
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Year	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Mahaweli	4.37	4.53	4.39	4.68	4.48	4.97	4.84	4.77	5.20	4.958
National	3.10	3.53	3.81	3.75	3.85	4.10	3.74	3.71	4.23	3.976
						Source:- Depatment of Census & Statistics