Outline of Sri Lanka

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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Sri Lanka:

Sri Lanka – island country in the northern Indian Ocean off the southeast coast of the Indian subcontinent in South Asia. Known until 1972 as Ceylon (/sɨˈlɒnˌ seɪ-ˌ siː-/), Sri Lanka has maritime borders with India to the northwest and the Maldives to the southwest. Sri Lanka has a documented history that spans over 3,000 years, but there are theories to suggest that Sri Lanka had pre-historic human settlements dating back to at least 125,000 years. Its geographic location and deep harbours made it of great strategic importance from the time of the ancient Silk Road through to World War II. Sri Lanka is a republic and a unitary state governed by a presidential system. The capital, Sri Jayawardenepura 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.

General reference[]

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  • Pronunciation:
  • Common English country name: Sri Lanka, archaic Ceylon
  • Official English country name: The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
  • Adjective: Sri Lankan
  • Demonym(s):
  • Etymology: Name of Sri Lanka
  • ISO country codes: LK, LKA, 144
  • ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:LK
  • Internet country code top-level domain: .lk

Geography of Sri Lanka[]

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Geography of Sri Lanka

  • Sri Lanka is: an island country
  • Location:
    • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
    • Indian Ocean
      • between the Laccadive Sea and the Bay of Bengal
    • Eurasia
      • Asia
        • South Asia
          • Indian subcontinent (off the coast of India, on the same continental shelf)
    • Time zone: Sri Lanka Time (UTC+05:30)
    • Extreme points of Sri Lanka
    • Land boundaries: none
    • Coastline: Indian Ocean 1,340 km
  • Population: 20,277,597 (2012) - 57th most populous country
  • Area: 65,610 km2
  • Atlas of Sri Lanka

Environment of Sri Lanka[]

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Environment of Sri Lanka

Natural geographic features of Sri Lanka[]

Regions of Sri Lanka[]

Ecoregions of Sri Lanka[]

List of ecoregions in Sri Lanka

  • Ecoregions in Sri Lanka

Administrative divisions of Sri Lanka[]

Administrative divisions of Sri Lanka

Provinces of Sri Lanka[]

Provinces of Sri Lanka

  • Central Province
  • Eastern Province
  • North Central Province
  • Northern Province
  • North Western Province
  • Sabaragamuwa Province
  • Southern Province
  • Uva Province
  • Western Province
Districts of Sri Lanka[]

Districts of Sri Lanka

Demography of Sri Lanka[]

Demographics of Sri Lanka

Government and politics of Sri Lanka[]

Politics of Sri Lanka

  • Form of government:
  • Capital of Sri Lanka: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (shortened:Kotte)
  • Elections in Sri Lanka
  • Political parties in Sri Lanka

Branches of the government of Sri Lanka[]

Government of Sri Lanka

Executive branch of the government of Sri Lanka[]

  • Head of state: President of Sri Lanka,
  • Head of government: Prime Minister of Sri Lanka,
  • Cabinet of Sri Lanka

Legislative branch of the government of Sri Lanka[]

  • Parliament of Sri Lanka (Unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Sri Lanka[]

Court system of Sri Lanka

  • Supreme Court of Sri Lanka

Foreign relations of Sri Lanka[]

Foreign relations of Sri Lanka

International organization membership[]

The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a member of:[1]

Law and order in Sri Lanka[]

Law of Sri Lanka

Military of Sri Lanka[]

Military of Sri Lanka

  • Command
    • Commander-in-chief: President of Sri Lanka
      • Ministry of Defence of Sri Lanka
  • Forces
    • Army of Sri Lanka
    • Navy of Sri Lanka
    • Air Force of Sri Lanka

Local government in Sri Lanka[]

Local government in Sri Lanka

History of Sri Lanka[]

History of Sri Lanka

  • Koon Karava
  • Timeline of the history of Sri Lanka

Culture of Sri Lanka[]

Culture of Sri Lanka

Art in Sri Lanka[]

Sports in Sri Lanka[]

Sports in Sri Lanka

Economy and infrastructure of Sri Lanka[]

Economy of Sri Lanka

Education in Sri Lanka[]

Education in Sri Lanka

Health in Sri Lanka[]

Health in Sri Lanka

  • Health care in Sri Lanka

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Sri Lanka". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.

External links[]

Wikimedia Atlas of Sri Lanka

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