Sri Lanka flag information
Description flag of Sri Lanka
yellow with two panels; the smaller hoist-side panel has two equal vertical bands of green (hoist side) and orange; the other panel is a large dark red rectangle with a yellow lion holding a sword, and there is a yellow bo leaf in each corner; the yellow field appears as a border around the entire flag and extends between the two panels
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Official country name
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Local names
Shri Lamka Prajatantrika Samajaya di Janarajaya/Ilankai Jananayaka Choshalichak Kutiyarachu (long)
Shri Lamka/Ilankai (short)
Former name
Serendib, Ceylon
Nationality
Sri Lankan(s) (noun) Shri Lamka/Ilankai (adjective)
Languages spoken
Sinhala (official and national language) 74%, Tamil (national language) 18%, other 8%
Notes
English is commonly used in government and is spoken competently by about 10% of the population
Population
21,128,772 ranked 55, (data 2008)
Geography
strategic location near major Indian Ocean sea lanes. The lowest point is Indian Ocean 0 m.
Coastline
Coastline 1,340 km.
Administrative divisions
8 provinces; Central, North Central, North Eastern, North Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Uva, Western
in October 2006, a Sri Lankan Supreme Court ruling voided a presidential directive merging the North and Eastern Provinces; many have defended the merger as a prerequisite for a negotiated settlement to the ethnic conflict; a parliamentary decision on the issue is pending
Independence
4 February 1948 (from UK)
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