Sri Lanka, formally the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island nation in South Asia, positioned within the Indian Ocean southwest of the Bay of Bengal and southeast of the Arabian Sea. The nation has a wealthy historical past, relationship again to the traditional Sinhalese kingdoms, and is dwelling to a various inhabitants of over 20 million individuals.
The identify “Sri Lanka” is derived from the Sanskrit phrases “sri” (sacred) and “lanka” (island), and is pronounced “sree” (rhymes with “tree”) “lan” (rhymes with “run”) “ka” (rhymes with “automobile”). The stress is on the second syllable, “lan”.
