What do you know about sri lanka?

It is an island in the Indian Ocean below India on the map. It has a very good climate. Tea ,Coffee, Coconut, Rubber, Cocoa etc are grown there. It is an Agriculture based country. It is a developing country, a very slowly developing country rather. There are elephants(best looking) and other wild animals. People are most of the time friendly. Foreigners are treated very well in Sri Lanka. There are so may ancient ruines magnificent places to visit. If you visit Sri LAnka you wont be sorry. Dont think Im tooting my own hone because I am from Sri Lanka too!!.
Dont visit these days. Bombs are blasting here and there. Just come when it is over.

its in the south of india. any they make lots of tea.

I know it is the best place I have ever visited, It is a shame that the politics are spoiling it, I was booked to go again 10th April this year, but have cancelled it following the recent trouble. We were going with other family members but the risk is too great as we like to get out and about rather that just laze on a beach. So we are now going to Cancun in Mexico.
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it is a country

"Ceylon" redirects here. For other uses, see Ceylon (disambiguation).
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喈囙喈權瘝喈曕瘓 喈溹喈ㄠ喈畷 喈氞喈む瘝喈む瘉喈?喈曕瘉喈熰喈喈氞瘉
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

Flag Coat of arms

Anthem: "Sri Lanka Matha"
Music (help路info) , Singing (help路info)


Capital Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte
6掳54鈥睳, 79掳54鈥睧
Largest city Colombo
Official languages Sinhala, Tamil
Government Democratic Socialist Republic
- President Mahinda Rajapaksa
- Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
Independence from the United Kingdom
- Declared February 4, 1948
- Republic May 22, 1972
Area
- Total 65,610 km虏 (122nd)
25,332 sq mi
- Water (%) 4.4
Population
- 2005 estimate 19,668,000[1] (52nd)
- 2001 census 18,732,255
- Density 310/km虏 (35th)
818/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2005 estimate
- Total $86.72 billion (61st)
- Per capita $4,600 (111th)
GDP (nominal) 2006 estimate
- Total $26.794 billion (78th)
- Per capita $1,355 (117th)
Gini (1999鈥?0) 33.2 (medium)
HDI (2007) 鈻?.743 (medium) (99th)
Currency Sri Lankan rupee (LKR)
Time zone (UTC+5:30)
Internet TLD .lk
Calling code +94
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Sinhalese: , Tamil: 喈囙喈權瘝喈曕瘓; known as Ceylon before 1972) is an island nation in South Asia, located about 31 kilometres (19.3 mi) off the southern coast of India. Popularly referred to as the Pearl of the Indian Ocean,[2] it is home to around twenty million people.

Because of its location in the path of major sea routes, Sri Lanka is a strategic naval link between West Asia and South East Asia, and has been a center of Buddhist religion and culture from ancient times. Today, the country is a multi-religious and multi-ethnic nation, with nearly a third of the population following faiths other than Buddhism, notably Hinduism, Christianity and Islam. The Sinhalese community forms the majority of the population, with Tamils, who are concentrated in the north and east of the island, forming the largest ethnic minority. Other communities include the Muslim Moors and Malays and the Burghers.

Famous for the production and export of tea, coffee, rubber and coconuts, Sri Lanka boasts a progressive and modern industrial economy and the highest per capita income in South Asia. The natural beauty of Sri Lanka's tropical forests, beaches and landscape, as well as its rich cultural heritage, make it a world famous tourist destination.

After over two thousand years of rule by local kingdoms, parts of Sri Lanka were colonized by Portugal and the Netherlands beginning in the 16th century, before the control of the entire country was ceded to the British Empire in 1815. During World War II, Sri Lanka served as an important base for Allied forces in the fight against the Japanese Empire.[3] A nationalist political movement arose in the country in the early 20th century with the aim of obtaining political independence, which was eventually granted by the British after peaceful negotiations in 1948.