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From the 5th century BC the Lion flag was a symbol of the Sinhalese people. The flag was replaced by the Union Jack in 1815 but readopted upon independence in 1948. The stripes of green (for Muslims) and orange (for Hindus) were added in 1951. In 1972 four leaves of the Bo tree were added as a symbol of Buddhism; the leaves were altered in 1978.
Sri Lanka
Official name:Sri Lanka Prajatantrika Samajavadi Janarajaya (Sinhala); Ilangai Jananayaka Socialisa Kudiarasu (Tami ...
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Country (long form)Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
CapitalColombo
note: Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte is the legislative capital
Total Area25,332.16 sq mi
65,610.00 sq km
(slightly larger than West Virginia)
Population19,408,635 (July 2001 est.)
note: since the outbreak of hostilities between the government and armed Tamil separatists in the mid-1980s, several hundred thousand Tamil civilians have fled the island; as of mid-1999, app ...
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OFFICIAL NAME: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
CAPITAL: Colombo
SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT: Unitary Multiparty Republic
AREA: 65,610 Sq Km (25,382 Sq Mi)
ESTIMATED 2000 POPULATION: 19,281,300
LOCATION & GEOGRAPHY: Sri Lanka is an island located in the Indian Ocean and separated from India by the Palk Strait. The country has two geographical regions. (1.) A rolling plain which comprises 80% of the land area as well as the entire northern half of the island and c ...
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A Country Study: Sri Lanka
Library of Congress Call Number DS489 .S68 1990
Sri Lanka
Foreword
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Sri Lanka
Capital : Colombo
Major Language(s) : Sinhalese, Tamil
Largest City : Colombo
Date of UN Membership : 14 Dec. 1955
Largest City Population (in thousands, 1995) : 645
Latitude/Longitude (at largest city) : 06°54'N 79°52'E
Currency : rupee
GDP (million US$, 1997) : 15095
Area (km2) : 65610
Total Population (in thousands, 1999) : 18639
Population Density (per square km., 1997) : 283
GDP Per Capita (US$, 1997) : 826
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Sri Lanka Geography 2000
Location: Southern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of India
Geographic coordinates: 7 00 N, 81 00 E
Map references: Asia
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total: 65,610 sq km
land: 64,740 sq km
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