About Sri Lanka
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Art & Culture
Languages and Literature In the Republic of Sri Lanka all laws require to be promulgated in Sinhalese (Sinhala), but the…
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Economy
The political conflicts of the last decades have given prominence to the economic difficulties of the Republic of Sri Lanka.…
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Government
On 4 February 1948, after almost 150 years of British rules the Sri Lanka gained its political independence. A parliamentary…
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Religion in Sri Lanka
Four great religions share the allegiance of the people of Sri Lanka: Buddhism (70%), Brahmanism (15.%), Christianity (8%) and Islam…
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The People
Population The population of Sri Lanka remained small until the early 20th century, as the result of a high rate…
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History
Few peoples have such a lively awareness of their history as the people of Sri Lanka; and from this awareness…
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Geography
Sri Lanka is a southern appendage of the ancient continent of Gondwanaland which was joined to the Eurasian land mass…