Sri Lanka [Capital: Colombo (Executive and Judicial); Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (a Colombo suburb; Legislative)]
Recently, Sri Lanka elected its 10th President.
Political Features
- 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).