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Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. Situated in Indian ocean just under the India Distance between India & Sri Lanka 32 Km Top to bottom longest distance long 247 Km Height of the highest mountain is 2524m. Capital – Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte Commercial Capital – Colombo

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Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

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  1. Democratic SocialistRepublic of Sri Lanka

  2. Situated in Indian ocean just under the India • Distance between India & Sri Lanka 32 Km • Top to bottom longest distance long 247 Km • Height of the highest mountain is 2524m

  3. Capital – Sri JayawardanapuraKotte • Commercial Capital – Colombo • Official Language – Singhalese • President – MahindaRajapakshe • Prime Minister – D. M. Jayarathne • Currency Type – Sri Lankan Rupee

  4. Independence – 4th of Feb 1948 from British • Republic – 22nd May 1972 • Area – 65610 Sq Km • Density – 308.4 / Sq Km • Population – 20 million

  5. Sri Lanka is a Buddhist country rules according to a Buddhist constitution. • 90 % of the population Sinhala, Buddhist • Rest South Indians (Tamils), Malaysians, Chinese, British Sri Lankan president must be a Singhalese Buddhist, Others

  6. Early human settlements discovered in Sri Lanka, the place called Pahiyangala, which dates back to 37,000 BP • First written evidence about Sri Lanka mentioned civilisation of 4380 years ago. • First king in Sri Lanka called Sri Rawan.

  7. Major Income Exporting Tea, Coconut, Rubber is the major income in Sri Lanka. Coconut is a one of a endemic plant in Sri Lanka, but Tea & Rubber are brought by British when they captured & ruled Sri Lanka. After then Cinnamon, Cardamom, Ginger are the second largest exporting crops.

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