1.Sri Lanka was first colonized by the Portuguese in 1505, then by the Dutch in 1658, then, at that point, by the British in 1796 lastly acquired autonomy in 1948.

2.Sri Lanka used to be called Ceylon which is the literal interpretation of Ceilao.

3.The most seasoned living tree known to be planted by man is in Sri Lanka. Sri Maha Bodhi in Anuradhapura has been tended consistently for north of 2,000 years. I was developed from a cutting brought from Bodh Gaya in India, the tree under which Buddha is said to have tracked down edification.

4.The universes first female head of the state was Sri Lankan. in 1960, Sirimavo Bandaranaike turned into the 6th Prime Minister of Ceylon.

5.2016 the World Health Organization pronounced Sri Lanka as intestinal sickness free. Sri Lanka had been among the most jungle fever impacted nations during the twentieth century yet the nations hostile to intestinal sickness crusade effectively switched this up.

6.Sri Lanka may whenever have been genuinely associated with India. Hindu fans trust the region among India and Sri Lanka - known as Adams' extension - was constructed large number of years prior by Lord Ram and a multitude of monkeys. All things considered, researchers and archeologists accept it be a characteristic development of sand and stone.

7.Adam's pinnacle is the most sacrosanct mountain in the country. It remains at 2,243fm (797ft) and holds importance in a few significant religions because of the inquisitive misery at its culmination, known as the Sri Pada or Sacred Footprint. Buddhists trust the engravings to be Buddha's. Muslins guarantee it as the impression of Adams, while Hindus accept it has a place with Shiva. Christians have additionally asserted it for St Thomas.

8.Lipton Tea was established in Sri Lanka, In 1890, Glasgow-conceived food merchant Sir Thomas Lipton bought 5,500 sections of land of the Dambatenne Tea Plantation in Ceylon's high nation and started sending out it straightforwardly to his shops in the UK.

9.In view of it extraordinary shape and position toward the south of India, Sri Lanka is known as the "Tear of India".

10.Orange connotes Sri Lankan Tamils, Green means Sri Lankan Moors, Maroon implies the Sinhalese larger part and the yellow signifies other ethnic gatherings.

Sri Lanka, previously Ceylon, island country lying in the Indian Ocean and isolated from peninsular India by the Palk Strait. It is situated between scopes 5°55′ and 9°51′ N and longitudes 79°41′ and 81°53′ E and has a greatest length of 268 miles (432 km) and a greatest width of 139 miles (224 km).