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    Sri Lanka is an island nation in South Asia known as the Pearl of the Indian Ocean. It has a population of 21 million people, with Sinhala and Tamil as the official languages. Buddhism is the dominant religion, practiced by 70% of Sri Lankans. The country has a rich cultural heritage evident in its classical dances, folk music influenced by Buddhism and Portuguese colonizers, and national sport of cricket. Some top historical places to visit include the Dambulla Cave Temple, Sigiriya, Temple of the Tooth in Kandy, Buduruvagala, and Adam's Peak.

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    Sri Lanka is an island nation in South Asia known as the Pearl of the Indian Ocean. It has a population of 21 million people, with Sinhala and Tamil as the official languages. Buddhism is the dominant religion, practiced by 70% of Sri Lankans. The country has a rich cultural heritage evident in its classical dances, folk music influenced by Buddhism and Portuguese colonizers, and national sport of cricket. Some top historical places to visit include the Dambulla Cave Temple, Sigiriya, Temple of the Tooth in Kandy, Buduruvagala, and Adam's Peak.

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    Sri Lanka is an island nation in South Asia known as the Pearl of the Indian Ocean. It has a population of 21 million people, with Sinhala and Tamil as the official languages. Buddhism is the dominant religion, practiced by 70% of Sri Lankans. The country has a rich cultural heritage evident in its classical dances, folk music influenced by Buddhism and Portuguese colonizers, and national sport of cricket. Some top historical places to visit include the Dambulla Cave Temple, Sigiriya, Temple of the Tooth in Kandy, Buduruvagala, and Adam's Peak.

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    SRILANK

    A
    PEARL OF THE INDIAN
    OCEAN
    INTRODUCTIO
    •
    N
    Officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of
    Sri Lanka
    • Island Nation in South Asia
    • Capital- COLOMBO
    • Demographics:
     Population- 21M(Approx)
     Official language- Sinhala & Tamil
     Rainfall- Oct to Jan
     Area- 65000km sq.
     GDP Rate-3.6%
     Literacy rate- 92.5%
     Unemployment rate- 4.84%
    PEOPLE RELIGION AND LANGUAGES

    RELIGION
    7%
    10%

    13%

    70%

    Buddhism Hindus Muslims Christain

    LANGUAGE
    100%
    80%
    60%
    40% 87.00%
    20% 28.50% 23.80%
    0%
    Sinhala Tamil English

    Series 1
    Flora and Fauna

     Sri Lanka’s natural vegetation covers about 1/3 rd of the total land area.
    27% of the plants and 22% of the mammals in the island are endemic
     The country has over 90 species of mammal, hundreds of
    butterflies & over 80 snake species
     It is a birds paradise with 435 resident species, out of
    which, 26 are endemic to Sri Lanka
     The Sri Lankan elephant is one of three
    recognised subspecies of the Asian
    elephant
     Major exports- Tea, Rubber, Coconut,
    Garments

    BLUE WATER LILY


    CULTURE
     DANCE
    • Sri Lanka is home to a variety of dance styles including classical, folk and western dance

    • Sri Lanka has 3 main endemic dance styles- Udarata, Patharata, Sabargamu
     MUSIC
    • The biggest influences on Sri Lankan music- Buddhism & Portuguese colonizers
    • Traditional Sri Lankan music includes hypnotic Kandyan drums
    SPORTS

     Sport in Sri Lanka is a significant part of Sri Lankan culture


    volleyball the national sport, the most popular sport is Cricket
     Rugby union is also popular
     Other popular sports are water sports, badminton, athletics, football, basketball and
    tennis

    Ajruna Ranatunga

    National game

    Won the 1996 Cricket World Cup


    HISTORICAL PLACES TO VISIT

    DAMBULLA CAVE TEMPLE SIGIRIY TEMPLE OF TOOTH,KANDY


    A

    BUDURVAGALA ADAM’S PEAK YAPAHUWA


    BOHOMA ISTOUTI

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