Sri Lanka

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**Sri Lanka**
	island country in South Asia
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Instance of	republic; sovereign state; island country; country;
Part of	South Asia;
Culture	culture of Sri Lanka;
Location	South Asia; Sri Lanka;
Located in or next to body of water	Indian Ocean;
Capital	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (de jure); Colombo (de facto);
Legislative body	Parliament of Sri Lanka;
Official language	Sinhala; Tamil;
Anthem	Sri Lanka Matha;
Currency	Sri Lankan rupee;
Head of state	Anura Kumara Dissanayake (2024–);
Head of government	Harini Amarasuriya (2024–);
Has part(s)	history of Sri Lanka;
Inception	22 May 1972;
Highest point	Pidurutalagala (2,524 m);
Population	21,444,000 (2017);
Area	65,610 km²;
Religion or worldview	Buddhism (0.693); Hinduism (0.155); Islam (0.076); Christianity (0.075);
Replaces	Dominion of Ceylon;
Top-level Internet domain	.lk; .இலங்கை;
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	7° 00′ 00″ N, 81° 00′ 00″ E
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negara di Asia Selatan; country in South Asia; এশিয়া উপমহাদেশর দেশ আহান; островна държава в Индийския океан; țară din Asia; 南亞國家; štát ležiaci na ostrove Cejlón; країна і острів в північній частині Індійського океану; 南亞國家; 南亚国家; 남아시아의 국가; lando, konsistanta el insuloj en Hinda Oceano; stát v jižní Asii; država u južnoj Aziji; एगो द्वीपीय देश; দক্ষিণ এশিয়ার রাষ্ট্র; pays insulaire d'Asie du Sud indépendant depuis 1972; država u južnoj Aziji; 南亚国家; אינזל לאנד אין דעם צפון אינדישן אקעאן; दक्षिण आशियातील देश; stat w južnej Aziji; quốc đảo ở khu vực Nam Á nằm trên Ấn Độ Dương; კოკი ქიანა ობჟათე აზიას; pagilian idiay Asia; острвска држава у јужној Азији; país no Sul da Ásia; 南亚国家; Staat a Südasien; land i Sør-Asia; ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಏಷಿಯಾದ ದೇಶ; jiečânâs suáluistaatâ Maadâ-Aasiast; island country in South Asia; دولة في جنوب آسيا; bro eus Su Azia; တောင်အာရှရှိ ကျွန်းနိုင်ငံ; Түштүк Азиядагы мамлекет; pungsod sa Asya; islla país insular nel sur d'Asia; república insular del Sud d'Àsia; Staat in Südasien; Inselstaat südöstlich des indischen Subkontinents in Südasien; астраўная краіна ў Паўднёвай Азіі; острвска држава у јужној Азији; 南亞國家; दक्षिण एसियाली राष्ट्र; 南アジアの国; Staat in Südasien; දකුණු ආසියාවේ පිහිටි රටක්; land in zuidelijk Azië; 亚洲社会主义国家; दक्षिण एशिया स्थित देश; ఆసియా లోని దేశం; saarivaltio Etelä-Aasiassa; Qubla Aziyadaǵı mámleket; country in South Asia; jiõččnaž suâlvaldia Saujj-Aasiast; தென் ஆசியாவில் உள்ள நாடு; repubblica insulare dell'Asia meridionale; país da Ásia; ᱫᱤᱥᱚᱢ, ᱮᱥᱤᱭᱟ ᱢᱚᱦᱟᱫᱮᱥ; מדינה באסיה; 南亞國家; republik i Sydasien; valsts Dienvidāzijā; островное государство в Южной Азии, к юго-востоку от полуострова Индостана; 南亞國家; દક્ષિણ એશિયાનો ટાપુ દેશ; riik Lõuna-Aasias, Hindustani poolsaare tipu lähistel India ookeanis; ostrvska država u južnoj Aziji; stat sovran fl-Asja tan-Nofsinhar fl-Oċean Indjan; negara di Asia Selatan; ଦକ୍ଷିଣ ଏସିଆର ଦେଶ; Hint Okyanusu'nda bir ada ülkesi; otoška država jugovzhodno od indijske podceline v južni Aziji; país del sur de Asia; дзяржава ў Паўднёвай Азіі; جنوبی ایشیا کا ایک ملک; สาธารณรัฐในเอเชียใต้; państwo w Azji Południowej; ഇന്ത്യൻ സമുദ്രത്തിലെ ഒരു രാജ്യം; awanak ed tegzirt n Asya; iehčanas sulloriika Lulli-Ásias; کشوری جزیره‌ای در جنوب آسیا; un pais en Asia; လိုꩻခွိုꩻ; país insular asiático; állam Dél-Ázsiában; χώρα της νότιας Ασίας; سوېلې اسيا کې يو ټاپويي هېواد; República Democrática Socialista de Sri Lanka; Ceilán; Heladiva; Republica Democratica Socialista de Sri Lanka; Ceilan; Ceylon; Srí Lanka-i Demokratikus Szocialista Köztársaság; લંકા; સિલોન; Демократическая Социалистическая Республика Шри-Ланка; Цейлон; Ланкийцы; Sri Lanka; Шри ланка; Шри Ланка; 錫蘭; 锡兰; 斯里兰卡; 斯國; ලංකාව; ශ්‍රී ලංකා ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී සමාජවාදී ජනරජය; लोकतान्त्रिक समाजवादी गणतन्त्र श्रीलङ्का; 錫蘭; Selan; スリランカ民主社会主義共和国; スリ・ランカ; スリ・ランカ民主社会主義共和国; セイロン; 錫蘭; 錫; 師子国; Demokratiska socialistiska republiken Sri Lanka; Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka; 锡兰; Цейлон; Taprobane; 錫蘭; 锡兰; Seri Langka; Sri Lanka demokráhtalaš sosialisttalaš dásseváldi; Shri-Lanka Demokratiyalıq Socialistlik Respublikası; Шри-Ланка; Шри-Ланка Демократиялық Социалистлик Республикасы; Ceylon; Цейлон; LKA; SRI; Demokratia Socialisma Respubliko Srilanko; Srílanská demokratická socialistická republika; Srí Lanka; Cejlon; இலங்கை சனநாயக சோசலிசக் குடியரசு; ஈழம்; இலங்கை சனநாயக சோஷலிசக் குடியரசு; சிலோன்; Repubblica Democratica Socialista dello Sri Lanka; Ceylon; Ceilà; Srilanka; Ceylà; República socialista democràtica de Sri Lanka; Ceylan; Taprobane; Serendib; LK; la République socialiste démocratique de Sri Lanka; île de Ceylan; Цэйлон; 錫蘭; ସିଲୋନ; 锡兰; 錫蘭; דעמאָקראַטישע סאָציאַליסטישע רעפּובליק פֿון שרילאַנקע; Déprobane; Sri Lanka; Ceilão; Ceilao; Repubblika Demokratika Soċjalista tas-Sri Lanka; Sri Langka; Sri Lankan demokraattinen sosialistinen tasavalta; Sri Lanka Demokraatlik Sotsialistlik Vabariik; Demokratična socialistična republika Šrilanka; Cejlon; Šri Lanka; LK; LKA; 🇱🇰; Hīraka; Hīroni; Ceilão; República Democrática Socialista do Sri Lanka; 锡兰; สาธารณรัฐสังคมนิยมประชาธิปไตยศรีลังกา; Ceylon; Den demokratisk sosialistiske republikken Sri Lanka; LK; LKA; Sri Lanka demokraattlaž sosialiistlaž tääʹssväʹldd; Isrilangka; Seylan; Srílanská demokratická socialistická republika; Sri Lanka demokratlâš sosialistlâš täsiväldi; Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka; Ceylon; Taprobane; Serendib; Ceylan; lk; Lanka, Sri; sri; lke; ce; Srilanka; SRI; سرنديب; سيلان; 🇱🇰; جمهورية سريلانكا الديمقراطية الاشتراكية; Srilanca; Shri lanka</nowiki>

English: 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.

සිංහල: ශ්‍රී ලංකා ප්‍රජාතාන්ත්‍රික සමාජවාදී ජනරජය (1972ට පෙර සිලෝන් නමින් හඳුන්වන ලද) ඉන්දියානු අර්ධද්වීපයේ ගිණිකොන දෙසට වන්නට පිහිටි දූපතකින් සැදි රටකි.

Беларуская: Дэмакратычная Сацыялістычная Рэспубліка Шры-Ланка (вядомая як Цэйлон да 1972 г.) — астраўная дзяржава на поўдзень ад Індыйскага субкантынента.

Français : La République démocratique socialiste du Sri Lanka (appelée Ceylan avant 1972) est un pays d'Asie du sud. C'est une île située au sud-est de l'Inde.

मराठी: श्रीलंकेचे लोकशाहीवादी समाजवादी प्रजासत्ताक अर्थात श्रीलंका हे भारतीय उपखंडाच्या दक्षिणेस वसलेले विषुववृत्तीय द्वीप-राष्ट्र आहे.

Norsk bokmål: Den demokratiske sosialistiske republikken Sri Lanka (kjent som Ceylon før 1972) er en tropisk øystat sør for det indiske subkontinent.

Slovenščina: Demokratična socialistična republika Šri lanka (pred letom 1972 znana kot Cejlon) je tropska otoška država ob jugovzhodni obali Indijske podceline.

Tiếng Việt: Nước Cộng hoà xã hội dân chủ Sri Lanka (tên cũ trước năm 1972 là Tích Lan) là một đảo quốc nhiệt đới nằm ở bờ biển đông nam của tiểu lục địa Ấn Độ.

தமிழ்: ஸ்ரீலங்கா ஒரு சனநாயக சோஷலிசக் குடியரசு நாடு..(1972 வரை ஸிலோன் என்று உலகெங்கும் அறியப்பட்டது)...இந்தியத் துணைக்கண்டத்தின் தென்கீழ் கடற்கரைக்கு அப்பாலுள்ள ஓர் அழகான வெப்பமண்டலத் தீவு நாடு ஆகும்.

National insignia

National flag
Coat of arms
National animal
National bird
National tree
National flower

Landscapes

Ella gap
Ella rock
Ella rock
Horton plains
View from Batalegala - Kadugannawa, enroute to Kandy from Colombo
Adams peak
View from Ambewela
The Ella Gap view towards the South Coast
Nuwara-Eliya

Beaches

Morning view of Tangalla beach
Galle Beach
Negombo Beach
A shoreline
Beach of Tangalla
Matara Beach

Ocean views

Boats near Negombo beach, Sri Lanka.
Seaside view from Marine Drive, Kolpittey Sri Lanka.
Sailboats near Brown Beach Hotel, Negombo, Sri Lanka

Agriculture

Tea plantations near Haputale
Tea plantations in Nuwara Eliya
A farm landscape in Peradeniya
Tea plantation near Kandy
Tea plantation in the highlands
Tea crops gathering process. Bogawantalawa Valley
Tea crops gathering process. Bogawantalawa Valley
Tea crops gathering process. Bogawantalawa Valley
Tea crops gathering process. Bogawantalawa Valley
Sri Lankan middle aged street merchant (waist up outdoor portrait)
Gathered tea crops. Bogawantalawa Valley
tea leaves
Gathered tea crops processing. Bogawantalawa Valley

Places

Colombo
Colombo
Stone stairs at Sigiriya
Golf course in Pettah, Colombo,
Kandy Buddha statue
Majestic Train Station and the shoreline, Colombo
Botanical Garden of Peradeniya near Kandy
Kandy Temple of the Tooth
Badulla

People

School girls
Sri Lankan mastery of sculptural arts. Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan middle aged fisherman (waist up outdoor portrait)
Stick fishermen
A young monk agains the background of Big Buddha statue in Weherahena Temple. Matara, Southern Province
military