Fun fact 5 about Sri Lanka
country
Sri Lanka was the first Asian country known to have a female ruler, Anula of Anuradhapura, who reigned from 47 to 42 BCE.
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country
Sri Lanka
Population
21.8M
Area
65,610 km²
Capital
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Continent
Asia
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, formerly known as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It is located in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, and is separated from India by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait.
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