Sri Lanka is an island country in the Indian Ocean, located between 5 degrees 55 minutes and 9 degrees 50 minutes north latitude and 79 degrees 42 minutes and 8 1 degree 53 minutes east longitude. It is located at the southern tip of the South Asian subcontinent, facing the Indian Peninsula across the Pakistan Strait in the northwest.

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The island of Sri Lanka is roughly pear-shaped. South-central Sri Lanka is a plateau, of which Piduru Mountain is 2524 meters above sea level, which is the highest point in the country. The northern and coastal areas are plains, in which the northern coastal plain is wide, while the southern and western coastal plains are relatively narrow, with an altitude of 150m.

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1February 4, 948, Sri Lanka officially declared its independence and became a Commonwealth autonomous territory, with the country name Ceylon. 1May 22, 972, renamed Sri Lanka * * * and the Republic of China. 1On August 6th, 978, the new constitution was promulgated and the country was renamed as the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka, which means "promised land" or "bright and rich land" in Sinhalese, has the reputation of "the jewel kingdom" and "the pearl in the Indian Ocean" and is considered as the most beautiful island by Kelpolo. Sri Lanka has a long history of participating in international affairs. It is a founding member of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation and a member of the Commonwealth, the Group of 77, the Non-Aligned Movement and the United Nations.

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