Official Name - Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Other names used in the past - Prince Vijaya as Thambapanni, Greeks as Thaprobane, Arabs as Serendib, Britons as Ceylon and Helanka, Lanka, Ceylon, Sivuhelaya, Hela, Seeladeepa, Ratnadeepa.
Location - Indo-Australian seismic plate located in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka is located in the southwestern part of the Bay of Bengal. It is located between 5-10 North Latitude and 79-82 East Longitude.
The oldest political party is the Lanka Sama Samaja Party
Size - Total - Sq. 65,610 square miles 25,332
Size - Main Island only sq. Km. 65,525 m
Inland watershed - sq. Km. 1570 m
Water - 4.4% of the total area.
+++ Sri Lanka ranks 122nd in the world in terms of size.
National symbols
- National Flower - Manel
- National tree - Na tree
- National Bird - Wild Rooster
- National Butterfly - Great Bird Papilia
- National sport - Volleyball
- National Gem - Sapphire
World Heritage Site of Sri Lanka08
1. Polonnaruwa Historic City - Named Year 1982
2. Ancient City of Sigiriya - Named Year 1982
3. Sacred City of Anuradhapura - Named Year 1982
4. City of Galle and its environs - Named year 1988
5. Sacred City of Kandy - Named Year 1988
6.Sinharaja Forest Reserve - Named year 1988
7. Rangiri Viharaya in Dambulla - Named year 1991
8. Medium Highlands of Sri Lanka - Named Year 2010
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