Independence of Sri Lanka
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Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka |
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Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (Administrative) Colombo (Commercial) 6°56′N 79°52′E / 6.933°N 79.867°E |
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| Largest city | Colombo | ||||
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| Recognized | English | ||||
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| Demonym | Sri Lankan | ||||
| Government | Unitary semi-presidential constitutional republic | ||||
| Maithripala Sirisena | |||||
| Ranil Wickremesinghe | |||||
| Karu Jayasuriya | |||||
| K. Sripavan | |||||
| Legislature | Parliament | ||||
| Independence from the United Kingdom | |||||
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• Dominion
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4 February 1948 | ||||
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• Republic
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22 May 1972 | ||||
| 7 September 1978 | |||||
| Area | |||||
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• Total
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65,610 km2 (25,330 sq mi) (122nd) | ||||
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• Water (%)
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4.4 | ||||
| Population | |||||
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• 2012 census
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20,277,597 (57th) | ||||
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• Density
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309/km2 (800.3/sq mi) (40th) | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2016 estimate | ||||
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• Total
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$237.791 billion | ||||
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• Per capita
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$11,189 | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2016 estimate | ||||
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• Total
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$82.239 billion | ||||
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• Per capita
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$3,870 | ||||
| Gini (2010) | 36.4 medium |
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| HDI (2014) |
 0.757high · 73rd |
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| Currency | Sri Lankan rupee (LKR) | ||||
| Time zone | SLST (UTC+5:30) | ||||
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| Drives on the | left | ||||
| Calling code | +94 | ||||
| ISO 3166 code | LK | ||||
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Website
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 National symbols of Sri Lanka
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| 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
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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