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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
 Sri Lanka
| What is the main export of Sri Lanka? | Sri Lanka
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Tea. Sri Lanka is the world's largest tea exporter. Coffee was the main cash crop but in the 1870's was destroyed by leaf blight.
| Ratnapura, is a small town famous for _____________? | Sri Lanka
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gems. It is the gem capital of Sri Lanka. The elephant orphanage, Pinnewala is located just outside Kandy.
| What other names has Sri Lanka been called? | Sri Lanka
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All of these (Taprobane, Serendib, Ceilao). It was called Taprobane by the Romans, Serendib by Muslim traders and Ceilao by the Portuguese. The Dutch altered the name to Ceylan and the British to Ceylon.
hello. 'Ayubowan' also covers a lot of other greetings, such as good morning, how are you, goodbye etc.
a steamed noodle flattened into a circle. Eaten with the fingers they are best used for curry dipping.
| The size of Sri Lanka is closest to which other country? | Sri Lanka
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Ireland. The island measures 65,610 square kilometres. Ireland is 70,002, Panama is 75,650, Denmark is 43,069 and Haiti is 27,750.
| Sri Lanka has extensive rubber plantations. Together with Malaysia it provides what percentage of the world's total production? | Sri Lanka
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Seventy per cent. In 1876, 700,000 rubber plant seeds were stolen from Brazil and taken to London for planting. Two thousand of these seedlings were grown in Sri Lanka and later spread to Malaysia.
| Where is the sacred Bodhi tree located? | Sri Lanka
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Anuradhapura. Anuradhapura was the Sri Lankan capital for the period 4 BC - 10 AD. A sapling was taken from the sacred Bo-tree in Northern India where it is said Buddha obtained enlightenment. It can be seen in an enclosure there today.
| When is the Kandy Esala Perahera held? | Sri Lanka
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Late July, early August. The Perahera is a fabulous procession to honour the sacred tooth enshrined in the Dalada Malagawa, the Temple of the Tooth. Sinhalese and Tamil New Year occurs in April.
| What are the colours of the Sri Lankan flag? | Sri Lanka
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yellow, green, orange, dark red. The flag represents a gold lion (or 'Sinha' a Sinhalese word for lion), on a crimson field (pre-colonial state) with gold bo leaves (Buddhist symbols) at the {corners;} vertical green (Muslims) and orange (Tamils) stripes at the left represent the minorities.
Colombo. The other cities have had some influence and have been capitals but it wasn't until the 1870's when the British moved the capital from Galle that it became official.
| What is the main religion of Sri Lanka? | Sri Lanka
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Buddhism. Strictly speaking Buddhism is not a religion because it is not centred on a god, but is a system of philosophy and morality. It is adhered to by 70 percent of the population.
| What is the official language of Sri Lanka? | Sri Lanka
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Sinhala. Sinhala speaking people make up 74 per cent of the population, although English is spoken quite widely. Tamil is a national language, but not an official one.
| Cricket is the most popular sport in Sri Lanka. Whom did they beat in 1996 to win the World Cup? | Sri Lanka
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| What animal appears on the flag of Sri Lanka? | Sri Lanka
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Lion. The flag represents a gold lion (from the word Sinha) on a crimson field (pre-colonial state) with gold bo leaves (Buddhist symbols) at the {corners;} vertical green (Muslims) and orange (Tamils) stripes at the left represent the minorities.
| What colour is the animal on the flag of Sri Lanka? | Sri Lanka
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| When did Sri Lanka achieve Independence from Britain? | Sri Lanka
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February 1948. 1948 was a big year - Gandhi began his final fast; Israel was formed; Republic of Ireland declared; Japanese premier Tojo sentenced to death for war crimes; World Health Organisation and other events.
| Sri Lanka has various regional styles of cooking depending on local produce. Which area would produce very hot curries? | Sri Lanka
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Jaffna (Tamil). Tamil cooking is very close to southern Indian cooking; Galle in the south relies on seafood as their main staple and in Kandy (high in the mountains) there are a lot of fruit and vegetables used in their cooking.
| How many monsoon seasons are there in Sri Lanka? | Sri Lanka
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2. There are two monsoons. The South-West from June to October and the North-East from December to March. Sunny and warm days are the rule even during the height of the monsoons.
Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte. The former capital was Colombo, which remains the commercial capital. In 1982 Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte (the former Sinhalese capital city of Kotte) was made the legislative capital.
Lion Rock. Lion Rock is also known as Sigiriya by most Sri Lankans. It was built by King Kasyapa as his fortress with a palace at the top.
Hydro-powered energy. Because there are many waterfalls in Sri Lanka, hydro-power provides most of the country's electricity via power houses near the waterfalls.
| The Yaksa and Naga were the earliest inhabitants of Sri Lanka. Their descendants are known as Vedhas. Where in Sri Lanka do the Vedhas live? | All About Sri Lanka
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Mahiyanganaya. The Vedhas live in Mahiyanganaya, a remote area. They are not at all developed people. They hunt animals and they live in the jungle.
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