Republic of Sri Lanka ශ්රී ලංකා ජනරජය Timeline: Cherry, Plum, and Chrysanthemum
OTL equivalent: Sri Lanka without Tamil-dominated regions | ||||||
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Anthem: Sri Lanka Matha |
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Capital | Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte | |||||
Other cities | Colombo | |||||
Official languages | Sinhala | |||||
Ethnic groups | Sinhalese; Moors; Tamils; Malays | |||||
Religion | Buddhism; Islam; Christianity | |||||
Demonym | Sri Lankan; Lankan | |||||
Government | Unitary state; Parliamentary republic | |||||
Legislature | Parliament of Sri Lanka | |||||
Establishment | ||||||
- | Independence from the United Kingdom | February 4, 1948 | ||||
- | Republic established | September 29, 1979 | ||||
Area | ||||||
- | Total | 43,658 km2 16,856 sq mi |
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Population | ||||||
- | estimate | 21,670,000 | ||||
Currency | Sri Lankan rupee (LKR ) |
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Time zone | SLST (UTC+5:30) | |||||
Internet TLD | .lk | |||||
Calling code | +94 |
Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා Śrī Lankā), officially the Republic of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා ජනරජය Śrī Lankā Janarajaya), is a country in South Asia, located in the southern part of the island of Ceylon to the southwest of the Bay of Bengal and to the southeast of the Arabian Sea. The legislative capital, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, is a suburb of the commercial capital and largest city, Colombo.
Sri Lanka shares its only land borders with Eelam that located in the northern part of Ceylon Island. Along with the Maldives, Sri Lanka is one of only two South Asian countries rated "high" on the Human Development Index (HDI), with its HDI rating and per capita income the highest among South Asian nations. It is a founding member of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and a member of the United Nations as well as the Commonwealth Confederation.
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