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Lanka, Ilangai, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, ¦ri Lanka
Prajatantrika Camajavati Janarajya, Demokratyczno-Socjalistyczna Republika
Sri Lanki
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| Occupied by the Portuguese in the 16th century and the Dutch in the 17th century, the island was ceded to the British in 1802. As Ceylon it became independent in 1948; its name was changed in 1972. Tensions between the Sinhalese majority and Tamil separatists erupted in violence in the mid-1980s. Tens of thousands have died in an ethnic war that continues to fester. | |
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1. Dependency status: NA 2. Government type: republic 3. Location: Southern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of India 4. Border Countries: none 5. Climate: tropical monsoon; northeast monsoon (December to March); southwest monsoon (June to October) 6.
Terrain:
mostly low, flat to rolling plain; mountains in south-central interior 7. Area: 65,610 km2 8. Capital: Colombo; note - Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte is the legislative capital 9. Administrative divisions: 8 provinces; Central, North Central, North Eastern, North Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Uva, Western; note - North Eastern province may have been divided in two - Northern and Eastern 10. Population: 19,408,635 (July 2001 est.) 11. Languages: Sinhala (official and national language) 74%, Tamil (national language) 18%, other 8% 12. Religions: Buddhist 70%, Hindu 15%, Christian 8%, Muslim 7% (1999) 13. Currency: Sri Lankan rupee (LKR) 14. Original language tekst: NA |
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