Category:Sri Lanka

Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

ශ්‍රී ලංකා ප්‍රජාතාන්ත්‍රික සමාජවාදී ජනරජය (Sinhala)

*Śrī Laṁkā Prajātāntrika Samājavādī Janarajaya*

இலங்கை சனநாயக சோசலிசக் குடியரசு (Tamil)

*Ilaṅkai Caṉanāyaka Cōcalicak Kuṭiyaracu*
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ශ්‍රී ලංකා ප්‍රජාතාන්ත්‍රික සමාජවාදී ජනරජය (Sinhala); Śrī Laṁkā Prajātāntrika Samājavādī Janarajaya; இலங்கை சனநாயக சோசலிசக் குடியரசு (Tamil); Ilaṅkai Caṉanāyaka Cōcalicak Kuṭiyaracu;
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Capital	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (legislative); Colombo; (executive and judicial);
Largest city	Colombo
Demonym(s)	Sri Lankan
Formation
• Kingdom established	543 BCE
• Anuradhapura period	377 BCE–1017 CE
• Polonnaruwa period	1017–1232
• Transitional period	1232–1592
• Kandyan period	1592–1815
• British Ceylon period	1815–1948
• Independence	February 4, 1948
• Republic	May 22, 1972
• Current constitution	September 7, 1978
Area
• Total area	25,332 sq mi (65,610 km2)
• Water (%)	4.4
Population
• 2022 estimate	22,037,000
Time zone	UTC+5:30
Drives on the	Left
ISO 3166 code	LK

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