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SRI LANKA ( known as Ceylon before 1952) is a predominantly Buddhist island nation in South Asia, located about 31 km off the southern coast of India. |
Official name | Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka |
| The land area (km2) | 65,610 | |
| Population (2008 est.) | 21,128,773 | |
| Languages | Sinhala, Tamili | |
| Capital | Colombo |