Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in the northern Indian Ocean off the southeast coast of the Indian subcontinent in South Asia.
Sri Lanka has a documented history that spans over 3,000 years, but there are theories to suggest that Sri Lanka had prehistoric human settlements dating back to at least 125,000 years.
Known until 1972 as Ceylon, Sri Lanka has maritime borders with India to the northwest and the Maldives to the southwest.
The president of Sri lanka is Mahinda Rajapaksa and most recognized languages are Sinhala and Tamil.
The population of Sri lanka is 20,277,597.
Sri Lanka is a republic and a unitary state governed by a presidential system. The capital, Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, is a suburb of the largest city, Colombo.
It is also an important producer of tea, coffee, gemstones, coconuts, rubber, and the native cinnamon,the island contains tropical forests and diverse landscapes with a high amount of biodiversity.
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