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.
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