Sri Lanka Facts and Tourism

A collection of facts, general information and travel resources for Sri Lanka visitors and residents.

NAME IN ENGLISH: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
HISTORICALLY KNOWN AS: Ceylon
DESCRIPTION: island nation off the southern tip of India NAME IN SINHALA: Śrī Laṅkā Prajātāntrika Samājavādī Janarajaya
NAME IN TAMIL: Ilaṅkai Jaṉanāyaka Cōcalicak Kuṭiyaracu
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: Sinhala and Tamil
LOCATION: Indian Ocean southwest of the Bay of Bengal
CAPITAL CITY - EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL: Colombo
CAPITAL CITY - LEGISLATIVE: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
LARGEST CITY: Colombo
GOVERNMENT WEB SITE: gov.lk

Tourism:
- Do It In Asia: Sri Lanka Guide
- srilanka.travel
- sltda.gov.lk
- wikipedia.org - tourism in sri lanka - category
- wikitravel.org - sri lanka
- wikivoyage.org - sri lanka

Foods:
- wikipedia.org - sri lankan cuisine - category

Facts
- BBC Sri Lanka Country Profile
- World Fact Book Sri Lanka Profile
- wikipedia.org - sri lanka - main article
- wikipedia.org - sri lanka - category
- wikipedia.org - sri lanka - lists
- wikipedia.org - sri lanka - outline
- wikipedia.org - sri lanka - portal

Countries Closest to Sri Lanka:
| India | Maldives | Indonesia | Myanmar |

Bodies of Water Bordering Sri Lanka:
- Indian Ocean
- Bay of Bengal