Ceylon

Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ශ්‍රී ලංකා ප්‍රජාතාන්ත්‍රික සමාජවාදී ජනරජය (Sinhalese) Sri Lanka Prajathanthrika Samajavadi Janarajaya இலங்கை ஜனநாயக சோசலிச குடியரசு (Tamil)
Flag Emblem
Anthem: Sri Lanka Matha Mother Sri Lanka
Capital	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (Administrative) Colombo (Commercial) 6°56′N 79°52′E / 6.933°N 79.867°E / 6.933; 79.867
Largest city	Colombo
Official languages	Sinhalese Tamil
Recognized	English
Demonym	Sri Lankan
Government	Unitary semi-presidential constitutional republic
• President	Maithripala Sirisena
• Prime Minister	Ranil Wickremesinghe
• Speaker of the Parliament	Karu Jayasuriya
• Chief Justice	K. Sripavan
Legislature	Parliament
Independence from the United Kingdom
• Dominion	4 February 1948
• Republic	22 May 1972
• Current constitution	7 September 1978
Area
• Total	65,610 km2 (25,330 sq mi) (122nd)
• Water (%)	4.4
Population
• 2012 census	20,277,597 (57th)
• Density	309/km2 (800.3/sq mi) (40th)
GDP (PPP)	2016 estimate
• Total	$237.791 billion
• Per capita	$11,189
GDP (nominal)	2016 estimate
• Total	$82.239 billion
• Per capita	$3,870
Gini (2010)	36.4 medium
HDI (2014)	0.757 high · 73rd
Currency	Sri Lankan rupee (LKR)
Time zone	SLST (UTC+5:30)
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy (AD)(English) yyyy/mm/dd (Sinhalese)
Drives on the	left
Calling code	+94
ISO 3166 code	LK
Internet TLD	.lk .ලංකා .இலங்கை
Website www.gov.lk

National symbols of Sri Lanka
Flag	Lion Flag
Emblem	Gold Lion Passant
Anthem	"Sri Lanka Matha"
Butterfly	Troides darsius
Bird	Sri Lanka junglefowl
Flower	Blue water lily
Tree	Ceylon ironwood (nā)
Sport	Volleyball
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Coordinates: 7°N 81°E / 7°N 81°E / 7; 81

Sri Lanka (/sriː ˈlɑːŋkə, -ˈlæŋkə/ or ⁱ/ʃriː-/;Sinhalese: ශ්‍රී ලංකා Śrī Laṃkā, Tamil: இலங்கை Ilaṅkai), officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (formerly known as Ceylon), is an island country in South Asia near south-east India. Sri Lanka has maritime borders with India to the northwest and the Maldives to the southwest.

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