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Basic Information
Country
Name :
conventional long
form : Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
conventional short form : Sri Lanka
former: Ceylon
Size :
65,525 sq km.
Location :
65,525 sq km.
Comprises one large island and several islets, lying east
of the southern tip of the Indian subcontinent. The maximum
north-south length of the island is 435km. and its greatest
width is 225 km. The Bay of Bengal lies to is north and east
and the Arabian Sea to its west. Sri Lanka is separated from
India by the gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, between which
there lies, a stretch of very shallow water.
Capital :
Sri Jayawardenepura
Kotte .
Commercial capital
:
Colombo
Government :
Sri Lanka, is an
independent and sovereign nation with a population of 21,129,000
(2008 estimates). Legislative power is exercised by a Parliament,
elected by universal franchise on proportional representation
basis. A President, who is also elected by the people, exercises
executive power including defense. Sri Lanka enjoys a multi
party system, and the people vote to elect a new government
every six years.
Head of State/ Government
:
His Excellency Mahinda
Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka
Prime Minister :
Honourable Ratnasiri
Wickremanayake (appointed by the President) .
Administrative Provinces
:
Central , North
Central, North Eastern, North-Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern,
Uva, Western
Districts :
Jaffna, Killinochchi,
Mulativu, Mannar, Vavuniya, trincomalee, Anuradhapura, Puttalam,
Pollonaruwa, Kurunegala, Matale, Batticaloa, Kandy, Gampaha,
Kegalle, Badulla, Ampara, Nuwara Eliya, Colombo, Moneragala,
Kalutara, Ratnapura, Galle, Matara, Hambantota (please see
the map) t.
National Day :
February 4th
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