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Sri Lanka, officially Democratic Socialist
Republic of Sri Lanka, formerly Ceylon, island republic in
the Indian Ocean off the south-eastern coast of India, a member
of the Commonwealth of Nations. Sri Lanka is separated from
India by the Palk Strait and Gulf of Mannar.The total area
of Sri Lanka is 65,610 sq km (25,326 sq mi).
Capital city - Sri Jayavardhanapura 109,000
(1990)
Population - 18,318,000 (1996)
Life Expectancy - 71 years for men 75 years
for women
Area - 65,610 sq km (25,326 sq mi)
Languages - Sinhalese; Tamil; English
Religions - Buddhism; Hinduism; Islam; Christianity
Currency - Sri Lankan rupee
Time Zone - 6 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean
Time (+6 GMT)

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