Sri Lanka officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and known as Ceylon before 1972, is an island country in South Asia, ,a nation of which it shares common culture, language and religion.The country is famous for the production and export of tea, coffee, coconuts, rubber and cinnamon  – which is native to the country. The natural beauty of Sri Lanka’s tropical forests, beaches and landscape, as well as its rich cultural heritage, make it a world famous tourist  destination.[citation needed] The island also boasts the first female Prime Minister in the world, Sirimavo Bandaranaike.

Location Of Sri Lanka

It is located about 31 kilometres (19.3 mi) off the southern coast of India .As a result of its location in the path of major sea routes, Sri Lanka is a strategic naval link between West Asia and South East Asia.[citation needed] It has also been a center of the Buddhist  religion and culture from ancient times and is one of the few remaining abodes of Buddhism in South Asia, including Ladakh, Bhutan and the Chittagong Hill Tracts, as well as being a bastion of Hinduism,The Sinhalese community forms the majority of the population; Tamils, who are concentrated in the north and east of the island, form the largest ethnic minority. Other communities include Moors, Burghers, Kaffirs, Malays and the indigenous Vedda people.

Main Facts About Sri Lanka

1. Coordinates                          
2. Area                                      65,610 km2 (122nd) 25,332 sq mi                                                         
3.  Population                            20,238,000
4. Currency                               Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR)            
5. Religion                                 Buddhism,Hinduism,
6. Capital                                  Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte                
7. Languages                            Sinhala,Tamil          
8. Calling code                          94      
9. Time zone                             (UTC+5:30)     
10. Famous Cities                     Colombo,kotte,Negombo,Kandy,Jaffna   
11.Major industries                   rubber and petroleum items, footwear, ceramics and soft toys,Diamond cutting.
12.Major trading partners         US, Britain and Germany (exports) and Japan, India, South Korea and Hong Kong (imports)

13.Chief Exports                       Clothing and textiles, tea, gems, rubber, coconuts        
14.Chief Imports              Machinery and equipment, petroleum products, motor vehicles, synthetic yarn fabrics,                                                  wheat fertilizer, chemicals, building materials, foodstuffs.