acacia afghanistan africa airline akrotiri and dhekelia algeria allies of world war ii amnesty international ampara district ancient constructions of sri lanka ancient history ancient stupas of sri lanka anguilla annesley malewana anthropology antigua and barbuda anuradhapura anuradhapura district aqueduct arab arabian sea archaeological site architecture of ancient sri lanka area argentina armenia ascension island ashmore and cartier islands asia-pacific economic cooperation asia cup asian development bank australia australia national cricket team australian antarctic territory azerbaijan bbc news badulla badulla district bahrain baila bandaranaike international airport bangladesh bank of ceylon barbados batticaloa district bay of bengal belize bermuda bhikkhu bhutan biosphere reserve birth rate botswana brahmic family of scripts brazil british antarctic territory british empire british india british indian ocean territory british virgin islands brunei buddhism buddhism in sri lanka buduruvagala burgher people burma cabinet cambodia cambridge international examinations cameroon canada cannes film festival capital cargo ship cashew causeway cayman islands central bank of sri lanka central highlands ceylon mercantile union ceylon transport board chandrika kumaratunga chennai chile christianity christmas island christmas cake cinema of sri lanka cinnamon civil rights coat of arms of sri lanka coconut coconut cream coconut milk coffee cold war colombo colombo district colombo plan colombo stock exchange commercial bank of ceylon common era commonwealth of nations communications in sri lanka compulsory education computer science constitution of sri lanka cook islands coordinated universal time coral sea islands country code top-level domain cricket cricket in sri lanka cuisine of sri lanka culavamsa cultural heritage culture of sri lanka currency cyprus dambulla dances of sri lanka democracy demographics of sri lanka demonym dependent territory devanampiyatissa developed country developing country dipavamsa districts of sri lanka divisional secretariats of sri lanka dominica don stephen senanayake dutch east india company dutch language eastern university of sri lanka ebony ecology of sri lanka economic growth economic inequality economy of sri lanka education education in sri lanka edward harper egypt elections in sri lanka emirates airline empire of japan endemism english language esala perahera ethnic group europe european union evergreen forest expo aviation failed state falkland islands fiji finance flag carrier flag of sri lanka food processing foreign relations of sri lanka francisco de almeida free education galle galle district galle international stadium gampaha district gautama buddha gems of sri lanka geographical renaming geography of sri lanka ghana gibraltar gini coefficient government grenada gross domestic product guernsey gujarat gulf of mannar guyana haiti hambantota district head of government head of state heard island and mcdonald islands hindu hindu mythology hinduism hinduism in sri lanka history of sri lanka human development index human rights watch human rights human rights in sri lanka inch independence independent television network india indian ocean indian subcontinent indies indigenous peoples indigo dye indonesia international monetary fund international airport international school iran iraq ironwood islam islam in sri lanka islands of sri lanka isle of man israel ivory jaffna jaffna district jaffna peninsula jamaica james emerson tennent janatha vimukthi peramuna japan jersey jordan kalutara district kandian wars kandy kandy district kazakhstan kegalle district kenya kilinochchi district kilometre kiribath kiribati kolam kottu kubera kurunegala kurunegala district kuwait kyrgyzstan land bridge lanka lankair laos law lebanon legislature lesotho liberation tigers of tamil eelam list of asian countries list of sri lankans list of ancient capitals of sri lanka list of countries list of countries spanning more than one continent list of country calling codes list of municipalities in sri lanka list of newspapers in sri lanka list of political parties in sri lanka list of schools in sri lanka list of tallest buildings and structures in sri lanka list of television networks in sri lanka list of universities in sri lanka list of waterfalls of sri lanka by height lunar calendar mahavamsa mahayana mahinda mahinda rajapaksa mahogany malawi malay peninsula malay race malaysia maldives malta management mannar district matale district matale rebellion matara district mauritius media in sri lanka member of parliament mexico middle east middle class mihintale mile military base military of sri lanka millimetre minority group moneragala district mongolia monsoon montserrat mortality rate mozambique mullaitivu district music of sri lanka nala name names of sri lanka namibia national railway national anthem national park national sport nauru nepal netherlands new delhi new zealand nidhanaya nigeria niue non-aligned movement norfolk island north korea nutmeg nuwara eliya nuwara eliya district nymphaeaceae oceania official language oman orissa pakistan paleolithic pali canon palk strait papua new guinea parliament of sri lanka parliamentary system parsi people peacekeeping peacocks per capita per capita income peru petroleum philippines pidurutalagala pitcairn islands plantation economy political status of taiwan politics of sri lanka polonnaruwa polonnaruwa district popular education population population density portugal prasanna vithanage prehistory of sri lanka president of sri lanka presidential system prime minister of sri lanka private university proportional representation provinces of sri lanka public administration public university public works purchasing power parity puttalam district qatar queen anula radio ceylon rail tracks rama ramadan ramayana rameswaram rangiri dumbulla stadium ratnapura ratnapura district ratnasiri wickremanayake ravana recession regional autonomy religion in sri lanka repatriation republic rice ross dependency royal navy rugby union ruling party russia sabaragamuwa province sabaragamuwa university of sri lanka samoa sangha sanskrit satellite television satinwood saudi arabia schools of buddhism scuba diving sea level second boer war secondary education senegal separatism serendipity seychelles sierra leone sigiriya sindh singapore sinhala and tamil new year sinhalese sports club ground sinhalese language sinhalese people sirimavo bandaranaike skytrax smart growth socialism solomon islands south africa south asia south asian association for regional cooperation south georgia and the south sandwich islands south india south korea southeast asia sovereignty special education srilankan airlines sri jayawardenapura-kotte sri lanka broadcasting corporation sri lanka freedom party sri lanka institute of information technology sri lanka junglefowl sri lanka malay sri lanka matha sri lanka scout association sri lankan civil war sri lankan english sri lankan moors sri lankan festivals sri lankan independence movement sri lankan literature sri lankan rupee sugar supreme court of sri lanka swaziland syria tajikistan tamil eelam tamil nadu tamil language tamil people tanzania tarshish tea tea industry of sri lanka teak television network tennis thailand the gambia the guardian theravada time zone tokelau tonga tourism tourism in sri lanka traffic congestion transport in sri lanka transport network trincomalee trincomalee district trinidad and tobago tristan da cunha tropical cyclone turkey turkmenistan turks and caicos islands tuvalu uganda underdog unitary state united arab emirates united kingdom united national party united nations united states united states department of state universal suffrage university teachers for human rights university of colombo university of jaffna university of kelaniya university of moratuwa university of peradeniya university of ruhuna university of sri jayewardenepura university of washington press urban area uva province uva rebellion uzbekistan vanara vanuatu vavuniya district veneration venezuela vernon corea vietnam vijaya vimukthi jayasundara volleyball water wayamba university of sri lanka welfare state western europe world bank world heritage sites of sri lanka world trade organization world war ii yemen youth leagues zambia zimbabwe