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Sri Lanka (nation) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 07 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 7.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 081 00 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 81.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Comprises island of the same name and small islets. Settled by proto-Australoid peoples from southern Asia; Indo-Europeans immigrated here in the 5th century BCE, developed into Sinhalese; was Buddhist center by 3rd century BCE; invasions by Hindu Tamils from India 1st-12th century; visited by Arabs in the 12th century, by Europeans in the 16th century; official languages are Sinhalese and Tamil, though English is also used. |
Names: |
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| Shrī Laṁkā (preferred,C,V,Sinhala (transliterated)-P,U)
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| Shrī Laṁkā Prajātāntrika Samājavādī Janarajaya (C,V,O,Sinhala (transliterated),U)
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| Ilaṅkai (C,V,Tamil (transliterated)-P,U,N)
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| Ilaṅkai Jaṉanāyaka Choṣhalichak Kuṭiyarachu (C,V,O,Tamil (transliterated),U,N)
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| Sri Lanka (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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............ | officially, since 1972 |
| Sri Lanka (Spanish-P,U,N)
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| Sri Lanka (French-P,U,N)
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| Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (C,O,English,U,N)
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| République socialiste démocratique de Sri Lanka (C,O,French,U,N)
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| República Socialista Democrática de Sri Lanka (C,O,Spanish,U,N)
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| Śri Laṅkā (C,V)
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| Sri Lankā Prajathanthrika Samajavadi Janarajaya (C,V)
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| Laṅkā (C,V)
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| Lanka (C,V)
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| Ilangai Jananayaka Socialisa Kudiarasu (C,V)
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| Īḻam (C,V)
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| Ilam (C,V)
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| ශ්රී ලංකා (C,V,Sinhala-P,U)
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| ශ්රී ලංකා ප් රජාතාන්ත් රික සමාජවාදී ජනරජය (C,V,O,Sinhala,U)
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| இலங்கக (C,V,Tamil-P,U)
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| இலங்கக சனநாயக சசாஷலிசக் குடியரசு (C,V,O,Tamil,U)
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| Шри-Ланка (C,O,Russian-P,U)
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| Демократическая Социалистическая Республика Шри-Ланка (C,O,Russian,U)
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| 斯里兰卡 (C,O,Chinese-P,U)
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| 斯里兰卡民主社会主义共和国 (C,O,Chinese,U)
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| سْي لاىكا (C,O,Arabic-P,U)
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| جُهور ةً سْي لاىكا الاصتراه ةَ الدّيملراط ةَ (C,O,Arabic,U)
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| LKA (C,O,ISO3L)
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| LK (C,O,ISO2L)
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| ISO144 (C,O,ISO3N)
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| CE00 (C,O,FIPS)
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| Ceylon (H,V)
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............ | 1815-1972 |
| Ceilán (H,O)
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............ | 1815-1972 |
| Ceilan (H,O)
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............ | 1815-1972 |
| Ceylan (H,O)
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............ | 1815-1972 |
| Saylan (H,O)
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............ | 1815-1972 |
| Siṃhaladvīpa (H,V)
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| Sihala (H,V)
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| Serendip (H,O)
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| Serendib (H,O)
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| Sarandib (H,O)
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| Sri Lankan (C,O,English,U,A)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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India (subcontinent) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| nation (preferred, C) |
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gained independence on February 4, 1948 |
| primary political unit (C) |
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| independent sovereign nation (C) |
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| republic (C) |
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established 1972 |
| island nation (C) |
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| colony (H) |
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British, 1798-1948 |
| controlled region (H) |
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Portuguese, 1505-1700; Dutch, 1658-1800; British, 1796-1948 |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital is .... |
Colombo .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Asia, Sri Lanka, Western) [7002533] |
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former capital |
| capital is .... |
Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Asia, Sri Lanka, Western) [7002534] |
| distinguished from .... |
Sri Lanka .......... (island) |
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(World, Asia, Sri Lanka) [7030365] |
| member of .... |
Commonwealth of Nations .......... (association) |
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(World) [7005615] |
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joined association in 1948 |
| member of .... |
United Nations .......... (organization) |
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(World) [7029605] |
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joined organization in 1955 |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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| ශ්රී ලංකා ප් රජාතාන්ත් රික සමාජවාදී ජනරජය.......... |
[VP] |
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UNGEGN Working Paper 54 (2011) accessed 31 July 2013 |
| Демократическая Социалистическая Республика Шри-Ланка.......... |
[VP] |
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UNGEGN Working Paper 54 (2011) accessed 31 July 2013 |
| جُهور ةً سْي لاىكا الاصتراه ةَ الدّيملراط ةَ.......... |
[VP] |
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UNGEGN Working Paper 54 (2011) accessed 31 July 2013 |
| Ilaṅkai Jaṉanāyaka Choṣhalichak Kuṭiyarachu.......... |
[VP] |
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UNGEGN List of Country Names (2007) accessed 29 July 2009 |
| República Socialista Democrática de Sri Lanka.......... |
[VP] |
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UNGEGN List of Country Names (2007) accessed 29 July 2009 |
| République socialiste démocratique de Sri Lanka.......... |
[VP] |
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ISO Handbook (1988) 784 |
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