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Posted 23 Sep 2024

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Sri Lanka [Capital: Colombo (Executive and Judicial); Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (a Colombo suburb; Legislative)]

Recently, Sri Lanka elected its 10th President.

Political Features

An infographic map highlighting Sri Lanka located in the Indian Ocean south of India, with surrounding areas like India, the Maldives, and the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal labeled. Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka, is marked with a star.
  • Location: An island country in the Indian Ocean separated from peninsular India by Palk Strait.
  • Maritime Boundaries: India (North)  and Maldives (South-west)

Geographical Features

  • Geologically, it is considered a southerly extension of peninsular India.
  • Longest river: Mahaweli Ganga River.
  • Highest Peak: Pidurutalagala.
  • Biodiversity: Western Ghats of India and Sri Lanka biodiversity hotspot is often regarded as one unit because of shared biogeographical history.
    • Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay form a transboundary area within the waters off India and Sri Lanka. 
    • Populations of dugongs and large seagrass meadows are found in this area.

Culture 

Majority population practice Theravada Buddhism (orthodox school of Buddhism).

  • Tags :
  • Colombo
  • Sri Lanka
  • Theravada Buddhism
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