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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, formerly known as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It is located in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, and is separated from India by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. Sri Lanka shares a maritime border with the Maldives to the southwest and India to the…

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Calling code
+94
Capital
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (legislative)
Currency
Sri Lankan rupee (Rs) (LKR)
Demonym
Sri Lankan
Ethnic groups (2024)
74.1% Sinhalese · 12.3% Sri Lankan Tamils · 10.5% Sri Lankan Moors · 2.8% Indian Tamils · 0.3% other
GDP (nominal)
2025 estimate

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Sri Lanka

Nodes690
Edges689
Triples664
Avg. degree2
Density0.002899
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Sri Lanka

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related to history · 43
Sri Lanka → According, Among, Anuradhapura, Balangoda Man, Batadombalena, BCE, Belilena, Bengal, BP, CE, Ceylon, Chinese, Cūḷavaṃsa, Dīpavaṃsa, Faxian, He, In, Iron Ages, Kingdom, Mahavamsa
related to Foreign relations · 34
Sri Lanka → African Conference, Asian, Asian Development Bank, At, Australian Foreign Minister Sir, China, Colombo, Colombo Plan, Commonwealth, Commonwealth Foreign Minister's Conference, East, India, International Monetary Fund, Japan, Japan's, Jayewardene, NAM, Non-Aligned Movement, People's Republic, Percy Spencer
related to Cuisine and festivals · 33
Sri Lanka → August, Bolo, Buddhist, Burgher, Christians, Christmas, December, Dishes, Dutch, Easter, Esala Perahera, Fire, Hajj, Hindu, In April, Jackfruit, Jesus, Jesus Christ, July, Kandy
related to Sport · 33
Sri Lanka → Angampora, Aquatic, As, Asia Cup, Australia, Bangladesh, Cheena, Cricket World Cup, Dilshan, Former Sri Lankan, ICC World Twenty20, In, India, Jayasuriya, Jayawardene, July, June, March, Muttiah Muralitharan, ODI
related to Toponymy · 31
Sri Lanka → According, Ancient Greek, As, British, Ceilão, Ceylon, Chola, Cholas, Dominion, Eelam, English, In, In Hindu, Island, Lankā, Mahāvaṃsa, Mummudi Cholamandalam, Persians, Portuguese, Prince Vijaya
related to Visual, literary and performing arts · 31
Sri Lanka → An, Bollywood, Chitra Kala Movietone, Cold Heart, Destiny, English, English-language, Gamperaliya, Golu Hadawatha, His, In, Island, Kadawunu Poronduwa, Lester James Peiris, Line, LTTE, Naturalised Canadian Michael Ondaatje, Nayagam, Nidhanaya, Ranmuthu Duwa
related to Religion · 26
Sri Lanka → Article, BCE, Bodhi Tree, Buddha, Buddha Sasana, Buddhism, Buddhist, Burma, Chapter II, Christianity, During, Hinduism, Islam, Mahinda Maurya, Most Buddhists, Official, Others, Sinhalese, Sri Lankan, State
related to Human rights · 23
Sri Lanka → Allegations, Amnesty International, Article, British, Corruption, Council, Freedom, However, Human Rights Watch, LTTE, Officially, Sri Lankan, Sri Lankan Penal Code, State, The, The Sri Lankan, The Sri Lankan Government, The UN Human Rights, Torture, UN
related to Geography · 22
Sri Lanka → According, Bambarakanda Falls, Bay, Bengal, CE, Gulf, Hindu, Indian, Indian Ocean, Indian Plate, Indo-Australian Plate, It, Legends, Mahaweli River, Mannar, Palk Strait, Pidurutalagala, Portions, South Asia, Sri Lanka's
related to Military · 22
Sri Lanka → Chad, Civil Security Force, Defence, Forces, Haiti, JVP, Lebanon, LTTE, Marxist, Ministry, Paramilitary, Since, Special Task Force, Sri Lanka Air Force, Sri Lanka Army, Sri Lanka Coast Guard, Sri Lanka Navy, The, The Sri Lanka Armed, The Sri Lankan Armed

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sri lanka lankan tamil government country sinhalese island also national president ceylon century first british india parliament political world indian

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Sri LankaCalling code+941.00infobox
Sri LankaCapitalSri Jayawardenepura Kotte (legislative)1.00infobox
Sri LankaCapitalColombo (executive and judicial) .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser…1.00infobox
Sri LankaCurrencySri Lankan rupee (Rs) (LKR)1.00infobox
Sri LankaDemocratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}(in official languages)Sinhalaශ්‍රී ලංකා ප්‍රජාතාන්ත්‍රික සමාජවාදී ජනරජය Śrī Laṅkā Prajātāntrika Samājavādī JanarajayaTamilஇலங்கை சனநாயக சோசலிசக் குடியரசு Ilaṅkai Caṉanāyaka Cōcalicak Kuṭiyaracu.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}(in official languages)1.00infobox
Sri LankaDemonymSri Lankan1.00infobox
Sri LankaEthnic groups (2024)74.1% Sinhalese1.00infobox
Sri LankaEthnic groups (2024)12.3% Sri Lankan Tamils1.00infobox
Sri LankaEthnic groups (2024)10.5% Sri Lankan Moors1.00infobox
Sri LankaEthnic groups (2024)2.8% Indian Tamils1.00infobox
Sri LankaEthnic groups (2024)0.3% other1.00infobox
Sri LankaGDP (nominal)2025 estimate1.00infobox
Sri LankaGDP (PPP)2025 estimate1.00infobox
Sri LankaGini (2023)39.8 @media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-them…1.00infobox
Sri LankaGovernmentUnitary semi-presidential republic1.00infobox
Sri LankaHDI (2023)0.776 high (89th)1.00infobox
Sri LankaInternet TLD.lk1.00infobox
Sri LankaInternet TLD.ලංකා1.00infobox
Sri LankaInternet TLD.இலங்கை1.00infobox
Sri LankaISO 3166 codeLK1.00infobox
Sri LankaLargest cityColombo1.00infobox
Sri LankaLegislatureParliament1.00infobox
Sri LankaOfficial languages and recognised national languagesSinhala1.00infobox
Sri LankaOfficial languages and recognised national languagesTamil1.00infobox
Sri LankaRecognised languageEnglish1.00infobox
Sri LankaReligion (2024)69.8% Buddhism (official)1.00infobox
Sri LankaReligion (2024)12.6% Hinduism1.00infobox
Sri LankaReligion (2024)10.7% Islam1.00infobox
Sri LankaReligion (2024)6.9% Christianity1.00infobox
Sri LankaReligion (2024)0.1% other/none1.00infobox

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