1. The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, or Sri Lanka for short, formerly known as Ceylon, is a tropical island nation located in the Indian Ocean. Ancient China called it the Lion Kingdom, the Shizi Kingdom, and the Sinhalese.
2. Sri Lanka in Sinhalese(ශ් රී ලංකා ප් රජාතාන්ත් 襎 ික සමාජවාදී ජනරජය), known as the "Jewel Kingdom" and "Pearl of the Indian Ocean", is considered the most beautiful island by Marco Polo.
3. Sri Lanka has a land area of 65,600 square kilometers and a population of 21.44 million, a multi-ethnic country with Sinhalese, Tamil, Moorish (Muslim) and other ethnic groups, of which 74.9% are Sinhalese, 15.4% are Tamils, 9.2% are Moors, and 0.5% are other ethnic groups.
70.2% of Sri Lankan residents believe in Buddhism, 12.6% in Hinduism and 9.7% in Islam, in addition to Catholicism and Christianity.
5. Sri Lanka is a founding member of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation and a member of the Commonwealth, G77, the Non-Aligned Movement and the United Nations; it is currently the only South Asian country to be rated "high" in the Human Development Index.
6. The island of Sri Lanka is roughly pear-shaped. South-central Sri Lanka is a plateau, of which The Piduru Talagrad Mountain is 2524 meters above sea level, the highest point in the country. The northern and coastal areas are plains, of which the northern coastal plain is wide, and the southern and western coastal plains are relatively narrow, both above 150 meters above sea level.
7. Colombo is the capital of Sri Lanka, with an area of 37.31 square kilometers, known as the "Crossroads of the East", since the Middle Ages, it is one of the most important commercial ports in the world, and the Lanka gemstones, which are well-known in the world, are continuously exported overseas from here. Colombo Harbour is the world's largest man-made excavation port.
Elle is the largest fishing port in the country and has modern refrigeration equipment. Export of rubber, coconut, graphite, handicrafts and lemongrass oil; Nearby is Yala National Park, a game reserve.
8. The flag of Sri Lanka is rectangular in shape, with a length-to-width ratio of about 2:1.
The yellow border around the flag and the yellow vertical strip on the left side of the frame divide the entire flag into a frame of left and right structures.
Inside the left border are two vertical rectangles of green and orange; on the right is a brown rectangle, with a yellow lion clutching a knife in the middle, and a bodhi leaf on each of the four corners of the rectangle.
10. Sri Lanka's national flower, water lily, also known as meridian lily and cress flower, is a perennial aquatic plant belonging to the genus Water Lily in the family Water Lily.
11. Sri Lanka is dominated by a plantation economy, with the main crops being tea, rubber, coconut and rice. The industrial base is weak, mainly agricultural products and garment processing industries.
12. Take the lead in economic liberalization policies among South Asian countries.
13. The main export commodities are textiles, clothing, tea, rubber, coconuts and petroleum products.
The main export objects are the United States, Britain, India, Germany, Belgium, Japan, etc., and the main import objects are India, Singapore, Hong Kong, Iran, etc.
The mainland is Sri Lanka's largest donor and investor.
14. Sri Lanka is the world's famous black tea producing area, the world's third largest output, the world's second largest export volume, which is mainly due to its unique geographical location and large day and night temperature difference; due to less environmental pollution, Sri Lanka's black tea is also called the cleanest tea in the world.
Sri Lankan tea plantations
15. Adam's Peak, also known as Mount Sacred Foot, was once called Mount Lukhona the holy mountain of Sri Lanka.
Adam Peak,Sinhalese(ශ් රී ලංකා ප් රජාතාන්ත් ර ික සමාජවාදී ජනරජය) is a place of worship on this mountain by Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims, Catholics, and Christians.
16. Sri Lanka is the world's high-quality gemstone producer, almost 90% of the land can be found under the traces of gem deposits, is a veritable "gem island".
17. Sri Lanka is the world's largest donor of corneas, donating corneas after the death of every president.
18. Sri Lanka has the only elephant orphanage in the world.
19. More than half of the world's container and oil shipments are shipped around the world via the Sri Lankan sea route, so Sri Lanka is also known as the "artery of Asia, Europe and Africa".
20. Sri Lanka is a high-grade gem producing country, the output and export volume ranked fifth in the world, sapphire, ruby, opal, star blue, star red, etc., gem types add up to more than 60 kinds, it is said that 90% of the land on the island has the possibility of breeding gemstones, so it can be said that Sri Lanka is a country that picks up treasures!
21. Sri Lankan stilt fisherman, known as the world's most cattle fishing method.
22.In July 1960, Sri Lanka's Sirimavo Bandaranaike became the world's first female Prime Minister, who remained prime minister until 2000, when she left her post due to health problems.
23. There is actually a "Adam's Bridge" consisting of a limestone shoal between Sri Lanka and India.
24. Kandy is the holy city of Sri Lanka, and the main reason is the existence of a Buddha tooth. It is not only a symbol of the kingship of Ceylon, but also a sacred object in the hearts of all Buddhists, so the temple where this tooth is located is also called the Tooth Temple!
25.Sri Lanka's 1978 Constitution stipulates that Sri Lanka is a "democratic socialist republic", but in essence Sri Lanka has established a presidential system and is an authentic capitalist state.