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Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, and historically known as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian peninsula by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. It shares a maritime border with the Maldives in the southwest and India in the n…
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, and historically known as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian peninsula by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. It shares a maritime border with the Maldives in the southwest and India in the northwest. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is the legislative capital of Sri Lanka and the largest city, Colombo is the administrative and judicial capital which is the nation's political, financial and cultural centre. Kandy is the second-largest urban area and also the capital of the last native kingdom of Sri Lanka. The most spoken language Sinhala, is spoken by the majority of the population. Tamil is also spoken by approximately five million people, making it the second most-spoken language in Sri Lanka.
  • Capital: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (legislative) · Colombo (executive and judicial)
  • Largest city: Colombo
  • Official languages: Sinhala · Tamil
  • Government: Unitary semi-presidential republic
  • Legislature: Parliament
  • Currency: Sri Lankan rupee (Rs) (LKR)
  • Calling code: +94

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