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The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (known as Ceylon before 1972) is a tropical island nation off the southeast coast of the Indian subcontinent.

Known in ancient times as Lanka, Lankadweepa (meaning "Resplendent Land" in Sanskrit), Taprobane and Serendib (derived from the Sanskrit name Sinhala-dweepa) and Selan, the island became known as Ceylon in colonial times, a name still used on occasion. Its unique shape and proximity to the Indian mainland have led some to unofficially label the island as India's Teardrop.

Life on the island has been marred by nearly two decades of ethnic conflict, mainly between the national government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ( LTTE) insurgency; in early 2002 there was agreement on a ceasefire.

Sri Lankā Prajathanthrika Samajavadi Janarajaya
or
Illankai Chananaayaka Chosalisa Kudiyarasu


( In Detail)

National motto: None

Official languages

Sinhala, Tamil

Other languages

English

Capitals

ColomboCapitals in Asia Colombo (derived from Sinhalese name Kola-amba-thota which means "mango harbour", altered by the Portuguese to honour Christopher Columbus), population 377,396 (Colombo metropolitan area: 2,234,289) ( 2001), is the largest city and commer¹
Sri Jayewardanapura Kotte²

President

Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga

Prime Minister

Mahinda RajapakseMahinda Rajapakse (born November 18, 1945), Sri Lankan politician, became Prime Minister of Sri Lanka on April 6 2004, following the victory of the United People's Freedom Alliance in the April 2, 2004 Sri Lankan legislative elections. Rajapakse, a Sinhal

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- Total
- % water

Ranked 119th
65,610 km²
1.3%

Population
- Total ( 2002)
- Density

Ranked 51st
19,607,519
298/km²

Independence
St. of West^r
Realm Status

From British Empire
December 11, 1931
February 8, 1948

Currency

Sri Lankan Rupee

Time zone

UTC +6

.LK

(1) Executive Capital
(2) Legislative Capital

Politics	Business	Finance

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