Area 65,610 sq km (25,332 sq mi)
Poplation 19,742,000
Capital city Colombo (642,000)
Government Multiparty republic
Ethnicity Groups: Sinhalese 74%, TAmil 18%, Moor 7%
Language Sinhala and Tamil (both official)
Religions Buddhism 70%, Hinduism 15%, Christianity 8%, Islam 7%
Currency sri Lankan rupee= 100 cents

The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri lanka is an island nation, separated from the south-east coast of India by the Palk Strait.

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