Interesting facts you need to know about Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is an island country located in South Asia. It is located in the Indian Ocean; the Bay of Bengal is on the southwest while the Arabian Sea is on the southeast. The Gulf of Mannar and Palk Strait separates it from India.

Postal codes in Sri Lanka
The zip codes used are made with 5 digits.

History of Sri Lanka
If we look at Sri Lanka's history, it will be found documented to be at least 3000 years old. However, the evidence takes you back to almost 125000 years of human settlements. The history of Sri Lanka takes us back to the Buddhist era, and it is also rich in Sri Lankan culture today.

Geography and Demography of Sri Lanka
The total area of land covered by Sri Lanka is only 65610 square kilometers, with just about 22 million. Speaking of languages, the two official languages of Sri Lanka are:

• Tamil
• Sinhala

However, English is used for many purposes, including education, commercial, and scientific purposes.

The economy of Sri Lanka
While you are in South Asia, Sri Lanka is the second-highest country in purchasing power parity. It exports a lot of natural resources like Cinnamon, Ceylon tea, rubber, and a lot more which help the economy of Sri Lanka. Another factor helping the economy of Sri Lanka hugely is tourism.

Conclusion
Sri Lanka is a small island country making most of its GDP from different natural resources. Here we discussed its history, geography, and all other interesting facts that you needed to know.

References

• Geonames
• Wikipedia

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