- Sri Lanka - Wikipedia
As a British crown colony, the island was known as Ceylon; it achieved independence as the Dominion of Ceylon in 1948 The country is now known in Sinhala as Śrī Laṅkā (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා) and in Tamil as Ilaṅkai (Tamil: இலங்கை, IPA: [iˈlaŋɡaɪ])
- History, Map, Flag, Population, Capital, Facts - Britannica
Ancient Greek geographers called it Taprobane Arabs referred to it as Serendib Later European mapmakers called it Ceylon, a name still used occasionally for trade purposes It officially became Sri Lanka in 1972
- Sri Lanka - Ceylon - Country Profile - Nations Online Project
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- Sri Lanka - The World Factbook
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- Sri Lanka - New World Encyclopedia
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, known as Ceylon before 1972, is a predominantly Buddhist island nation in South Asia, located 18 miles (31 km) off the southern coast of India
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Discover why Sri Lanka was once called Ceylon, what the difference is, when the name changed, and what it represents in modern times
- Sri Lanka country profile - BBC News
1972 - Ceylon becomes a republic and changes its name to Sri Lanka Buddhism is given primary place as the country's religion, further antagonising Tamil minority
- History of Sri Lanka | Summary, Culture, Civil War, Facts - Britannica
The country, formerly known as Ceylon, is an island lying in the Indian Ocean and separated from peninsular India by the Palk Strait Proximity to the Indian subcontinent has facilitated close cultural interaction between Sri Lanka and India from ancient times
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