| Brief Background |
| Location |
South Asia |
| Capital |
Colombo |
| Main Religions |
Buddhism, hinduism |
| Main Languages |
Sinhala, Tamil |
| Government |
Parliamentary democratic republic. A separatist
Tamil movement controls parts of the country. |
| History |
Ceylon became independent from Great
Britain in 1948 and was renamed to Sri Lanka in 1972 |
| International Oval |
CL |
| ISO Code |
LK |
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