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SRI LANKA
Welcome all of you to Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka was known as Ceylon before 1972 and became independent in 1948.its 1972 constitution claimed it an independent republic. Based on Geography profile showing that Sri lanka is about 65,610sq/km between West Asia and South East Asia. Sri Lanka is an island-nation situated in the Indian Ocean, off the south-eastern coast shores of India., Sri Lanka is a multi-religious and multi-ethnic nation, where almost 70 percent of the population follows Buddhism. After gaining independence in 1948, the nation has progressed to quite an extent. Today, it boasts of being a modern industrial economy that has one of the highest per capita incomes in South Asia. Apart from that, it is also a famous tourist destination, mainly owing to its natural splendor, in the form of tropical forests, picturesque beaches and mesmerizing scenery. To know more about the island-nation, explore the following lines.
2.1 Political boundaries
Administrative subdivisions divided into nine provinces and 25 administrative districts.Political parties includesJanatha Vimukthi Peramuna, National Freedom Front, Jathika Hela Urumaya, Sri Lanka Freedom Party, Tamil National Alliance, United National Party, Tamileelam, Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal, Sri Lankan Muslim Congress, National Unity Alliance, Ceylon Workers' Congress, Up-Country People's Front, several small Tamil and Muslim parties, Marxists, and others. Sri Lankan politics since independence have been strongly democratic. Two major parties, the United N Sri Lanka traditionally follow a nonaligned foreign policy but have been seeking closer relations with the United States since December 2001. It participates in multilateral diplomacy, particularly at the United Nations, where it seeks to promote sovereignty, independence, and development in the developing world. National Party (UNP) and the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) have generally alternated rule. Sri Lanka is a free, independent and sovereign

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