Sri Lanka, is an island country in the northern Indian Ocean off the southern coast of the India subcontinent in South Asia. Sri Lanka has maritime borders with India to the northwest and the Maldives to the southwest. Sri Lanka history that spans over 3,000 years. Sri Lanka lies on the Indian tectonic plate,and the minor plate within the Indo-Australian Plate. It is in the Indian Ocean southwest of the Bay of Bengal, between latitudes 5° and longitudes 79°.
Sri Lanka country has 103 rivers. The longest river is a Mahaweli River, extending 335 kilometres. Sri Lanka country export the proudtes are tea, rubber, coffee, sugar and other commodities remain important, industrialisation has increased the importance of food processing, textiles, telecommunications and finance. This country's main economic sectors are tourism, tea export, clothing, rice production and other agricultural products.
Capital
:
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Colombo
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Area:
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25,332
square km
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State
Bird:
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Jungle Fowl
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State
Animal:
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Lion
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State
Flower:
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Rhododendron
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State
Language:
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Sinhala,Tamil
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State
Sport:
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Cricket
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State
Dance:
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Folk
Dance
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Chief
Minister:
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D.M
Jayaratne
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Major
Occupation:
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Agriculture
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Time
Zone:
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IST
(UTC+05:30)
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