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2. Names of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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   Tamraparni is the oldest recorded name of Sri Lanka. [6] According to some legends, Tamraparni is the name given by Prince Vijaya when he arrived on the island. The word can be translated as "copper-coloured leaf", from the words Thamiram (copper in Sanskrit) and Varni (colour). Another scholar states that Tamara means red and parani means tree ...

3. National identity card (Sri Lanka) - Wikipedia

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   At the top center of the card the word "Sri Lanka" is printed in the Sinhala and Tamil languages. The purple number on the right of the Sri Lankan emblem represents the Province from which the application was made. The numbers range from 1–9. The numbering convention is as follows: 1. Western Province; 2. Central Province; 3. Southern ...

4. Gajaman - Wikipedia

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   Gajaman ( Sinhala: ගජමෑන් ), sometimes referred to as Camillus' Gajaman 3D, is a 2023 Sri Lankan Sinhala 3D animation comedy film directed by Chanaka Perera and co-produced by John Fonseka and Chamika Jinadasa, Executive Produced by Isuru Silva and Isuru David for Studio 101. [2] The film makes the hallmark in Sri Lankan cinema ...

5. List of World Heritage Sites in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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   As of 2022, Sri Lanka has eight sites on the list. The first three sites, the Ancient City of Polonnaruwa, the Ancient City of Sigiriya, and the Sacred City of Anuradhapura, were listed in 1982. The most recent site, the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka, was listed in 2010. The Central Highlands and the Sinharaja Forest Reserve are natural sites ...

6. Government of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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   Government of Sri Lanka. The Government of Sri Lanka ( GoSL) ( Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා රජය, romanized: Śrī Lankā Rajaya; Tamil: இலங்கை அரசாங்கம்) is a Semi-presidential republic determined by the Sri Lankan Constitution. It administers the island from both its commercial capital of Colombo ...

7. Sri Lanka and the World Bank - Wikipedia

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   Sri Lanka has been involved with the World Bank since its initial entrance into the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) on August 29, 1950. [1] Currently, Sri Lanka's quota in the IBERT is approximately 515.4 million dollars, thus allotting 5,846 votes or 0.25% of the total votes in the institution. [2]

8. Languages of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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   Sri Lankan sign languages. Keyboard layout. QWERTY, Sinhala keyboard, Tamil 99. The main languages spoken in Sri Lanka are Tamil and Sinhala. Several languages are spoken in Sri Lanka within the Indo-Aryan, Austronesian, and Dravidian families. Sri Lanka accords official status to Sinhala and Tamil, with English as a recognised language.

9. Divisional secretariats of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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   Divisional secretariats are the third-level administrative divisions of the country and there are currently [as of?] 331 divisional secretariats in Sri Lanka. [1] They were formerly known as D.R.O. divisions, after the divisional revenue officer. Later the D.R.O.s became assistant government agents and the givisions were known as A.G.A. divisions.