Welcome to Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka ; formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka , is an island country in South Asia . It lies in the Indian Ocean , southwest of the Bay of Bengal , and southeast of the Arabian Sea ; it is separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait . Sri Lanka is a developing country , ranking 72nd on the Human Development Index . It is the highest-ranked South Asian nation in terms of development and has the second-highest per capita income in South Asia. The island has had a long history of engagement with modern international groups: it is a founding member of the SAARC and a member of the United Nations , the Commonwealth of Nations , the G77 , and the Non-Aligned Movement . Sri Lanka shares a maritime border with India and the Maldives . Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is its legislative capital, and Colombo is its largest city and financial centre . https://www.srila