Where is the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka?

The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, referred to as Sri Lanka and formerly known as Ceylon, is located in southern Asia with a population of approximately 20.64 million people.

65,810 square kilometers. Located in southern Asia, it is an island country in the Indian Ocean at the southern tip of the South Asian subcontinent. It has beautiful scenery and is known as the "Pearl of the Pacific", the "Land of Gemstones" and the "Lion Kingdom". It faces the Indian Peninsula across the Palk Strait to the northwest and is close to the equator. It feels like summer all year round, with an average annual temperature of 28.C. The average annual precipitation in various places ranges from 1283 to 3321 mm.

2,500 years ago, Aryans from North India immigrated to the island of Ceylon and established the Sinhala dynasty. In 247 BC, King Ashoka of the Mauryan Dynasty in India sent his son to promote Buddhism and was welcomed by the local king. From then on, the Sangha people abandoned Brahmanism and embraced Buddhism. Around the 2nd century BC, the Tamils ??from South India also migrated and settled on the island of Ceylon. From the 5th century AD to the 16th century, there were constant battles between the Sinhala Kingdom and the Tamil Kingdom.

It was ruled by the Portuguese and the Dutch in the 16th century, and became a British colony at the end of the 18th century. It became independent on February 4, 1948 and became an autonomous dominion of the British Commonwealth. On May 22, 1957, it was announced that the name of the country Ceylon would be changed to

The Republic of Sri Lanka. "Sri Lanka" is the island of Ceylon. "It is the ancient Sinhala name, which means bright and fertile." Land, the country was renamed the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka on August 16, 1978, and is still a member of the Commonwealth.