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National Emblem
Sri Lanka used the British emblem when it was a British Crown Colony. We continued to use it even after gaining independence in 1948. According to the recommendations of a select committee appointed to devise a state emblem more suitable for Sri Lanka (Ceylon) we opted for a new State Emblem. It had a Lion with Sword in its right fore paw encircled with a Palapethi open petal design top. Below there was a strip carrying the country's name in Sinhala, Tamil and English.
A new republican emblem was chosen after the country was declared a Republic on May 22, 1972. In addition to the lion with a sword and the Palapethi open petal design it portrays the Punkalasa, dhammachakka, sun, moon and two sheaves of paddy.
Sri Lanka is an Island with a land area of 65,610 square kilometers. It is situated between the 5.55' and 9.51'N, 79.41 and 81.54E. The Island is 224 km. wide and 432 km. long at its furthest point. The mean temperature in most parts of the island ranges from 26 to 28 C. Rainfall occurs in Sri Lanka during the Southwest and Northeast monsoons. During the Southwest monsoon (mid May to September) rainfall is mainly confined to the Southwest of the Island, whereas during the Northeast monsoon (October to February) rainfall occurs in the North and East of the Island.
Sri Lanka's economy is mainly agricultural, based on the production and export of tea, rubber, coconut, garments, gems and minor exports crops. Paddy is the main domestic crop and rice is the staple food of the people , foreign employment and tourism play an important role in the economy of the country.
Sri Lanka's population is 19.5 million in year 2000 around 79% of the population live in rural areas. Buddhism is the main religion of Sri Lanka. Around 69% of the population are Buddhists and the rest belong to Christianity, Hinduism and Islam. Sri Lanka is a Socialist Democratic Republic headed by the Executive President. The country is divided in to 9 Provincial Council, 25 Districts and in to 264 Divisions for the purpose of administration.
National flag
National Flag of Sri Lanka is the Lion Flag. A Lion bearing a sword in its right hand is depicted in gold on red background with a yellow border. Four Bo leaves pointing inwards are at the four corners. Two vertical bands of green and orange at the mast end represent the minority ethnic groups. It is an adaptation of the standard of the last King of Sri Lanka
National Flower
In February 1986 blue water lily was chosen as the National flower. Found all the part of Sri Lanka and grows in the shallow water. Petals arranged like a star and the flat round waterproof leaves are bright green. It`s a symbol of purity and truth. It has a sweet fragrance and used for offering at Buddhist Temples and rituals for god Vishnu.Sigiriya frescoes of women holds these flowers in their hands. Seeds and the tubes used as a vegetable by villagers and also leaves, stem and flowers used in herbal medicine and dried flowers used to make pillows and says
Provinces and districts
Province Capital Districts
Central Kandy Kandy, Matale, Nuwara Eliya
North Central Anuradhapura Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa
Northern Jaffna Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mannar, Vavuniya, Mullativu
Eastern Trincomalee Ampara, Batticaloa, Trincomalee
North Western Kurunegala Kurunagala, Puttalam
Southern Galle Galle, Hambanthota, Matara
Uva Badulla Badulla, Monaragala
Sabaragamuwa Ratnapura Kegalle, Rathnapura
Western Colombo Colombo, Gampaha, Kaluthara
Sri Lanka is mainly an agricultural country. She is self sufficient in her staple diet rice which is the largest cultivation. Tea, Coconut and Rubber are the main economic agricultural crops. Tea brings beauty as well as the foreign exchange to the country.
Sri Lanka, according to historical sources was settled by Indo-Aryans in the 6th century B.C. These Indo-Aryans were the first Sinhalese, who are 74% of the population today. The Indo-Aryans assimilated the indigenous inhabitants who are called Yakkhas in the historical chronicles. While the country had contacts in historical times with various foreign races, the Tamil and Muslim minorities of the present day had no settlements in the island until about the 10th century AD; that is to say about 1,500 years after the Sinhalese settlement.
From the 19th Century however, Tamil minority leaders have put forward various claims to political rights unsupported by fact or principle. From the early 1970s the Tamil political leadership has sought to enforce even more extreme claims with the use of violence. From 1949 the Tamils have been claiming the right to establish a Tamil state in over one third of the island. A Muslim theocratic party, the only such in a non-Muslim country, was formed in 1985 with the objective of establishing a Muslim political region in the island. The Indian Tamils, the first of whom were brought in the 19th century as labour by the British, were a floating population until the end of the Second World War. Though they were all entitled to Indian citizenship under Article 8 of the Indian constitution, they have been indiscriminately granted Sri Lankan citizenship by various Governments of independent Sri Lanka. The Indian Tamil leaders now expect to establish an Indian Tamil autonomous region in the heart of the country.
Minority politics particularly Tamil terrorism seek to wreck the political, financial and cultural life of the country and there is serious disruption already.
National Emblem
Sri Lanka used the British emblem when it was a British Crown Colony. We continued to use it even after gaining independence in 1948. According to the recommendations of a select committee appointed to devise a state emblem more suitable for Sri Lanka (Ceylon) we opted for a new State Emblem. It had a Lion with Sword in its right fore paw encircled with a Palapethi open petal design top. Below there was a strip carrying the country's name in Sinhala, Tamil and English.
A new republican emblem was chosen after the country was declared a Republic on May 22, 1972. In addition to the lion with a sword and the Palapethi open petal design it portrays the Punkalasa, dhammachakka, sun, moon and two sheaves of paddy.
Sri Lanka is an Island with a land area of 65,610 square kilometers. It is situated between the 5.55' and 9.51'N, 79.41 and 81.54E. The Island is 224 km. wide and 432 km. long at its furthest point. The mean temperature in most parts of the island ranges from 26 to 28 C. Rainfall occurs in Sri Lanka during the Southwest and Northeast monsoons. During the Southwest monsoon (mid May to September) rainfall is mainly confined to the Southwest of the Island, whereas during the Northeast monsoon (October to February) rainfall occurs in the North and East of the Island.
Sri Lanka's economy is mainly agricultural, based on the production and export of tea, rubber, coconut, garments, gems and minor exports crops. Paddy is the main domestic crop and rice is the staple food of the people , foreign employment and tourism play an important role in the economy of the country.
Sri Lanka's population is 19.5 million in year 2000 around 79% of the population live in rural areas. Buddhism is the main religion of Sri Lanka. Around 69% of the population are Buddhists and the rest belong to Christianity, Hinduism and Islam. Sri Lanka is a Socialist Democratic Republic headed by the Executive President. The country is divided in to 9 Provincial Council, 25 Districts and in to 264 Divisions for the purpose of administration.
National flag
National Flag of Sri Lanka is the Lion Flag. A Lion bearing a sword in its right hand is depicted in gold on red background with a yellow border. Four Bo leaves pointing inwards are at the four corners. Two vertical bands of green and orange at the mast end represent the minority ethnic groups. It is an adaptation of the standard of the last King of Sri Lanka
National Flower
In February 1986 blue water lily was chosen as the National flower. Found all the part of Sri Lanka and grows in the shallow water. Petals arranged like a star and the flat round waterproof leaves are bright green. It`s a symbol of purity and truth. It has a sweet fragrance and used for offering at Buddhist Temples and rituals for god Vishnu.Sigiriya frescoes of women holds these flowers in their hands. Seeds and the tubes used as a vegetable by villagers and also leaves, stem and flowers used in herbal medicine and dried flowers used to make pillows and says
Provinces and districts
Province Capital Districts
Central Kandy Kandy, Matale, Nuwara Eliya
North Central Anuradhapura Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa
Northern Jaffna Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mannar, Vavuniya, Mullativu
Eastern Trincomalee Ampara, Batticaloa, Trincomalee
North Western Kurunegala Kurunagala, Puttalam
Southern Galle Galle, Hambanthota, Matara
Uva Badulla Badulla, Monaragala
Sabaragamuwa Ratnapura Kegalle, Rathnapura
Western Colombo Colombo, Gampaha, Kaluthara
Sri Lanka is mainly an agricultural country. She is self sufficient in her staple diet rice which is the largest cultivation. Tea, Coconut and Rubber are the main economic agricultural crops. Tea brings beauty as well as the foreign exchange to the country.
Sri Lanka, according to historical sources was settled by Indo-Aryans in the 6th century B.C. These Indo-Aryans were the first Sinhalese, who are 74% of the population today. The Indo-Aryans assimilated the indigenous inhabitants who are called Yakkhas in the historical chronicles. While the country had contacts in historical times with various foreign races, the Tamil and Muslim minorities of the present day had no settlements in the island until about the 10th century AD; that is to say about 1,500 years after the Sinhalese settlement.
From the 19th Century however, Tamil minority leaders have put forward various claims to political rights unsupported by fact or principle. From the early 1970s the Tamil political leadership has sought to enforce even more extreme claims with the use of violence. From 1949 the Tamils have been claiming the right to establish a Tamil state in over one third of the island. A Muslim theocratic party, the only such in a non-Muslim country, was formed in 1985 with the objective of establishing a Muslim political region in the island. The Indian Tamils, the first of whom were brought in the 19th century as labour by the British, were a floating population until the end of the Second World War. Though they were all entitled to Indian citizenship under Article 8 of the Indian constitution, they have been indiscriminately granted Sri Lankan citizenship by various Governments of independent Sri Lanka. The Indian Tamil leaders now expect to establish an Indian Tamil autonomous region in the heart of the country.
Minority politics particularly Tamil terrorism seek to wreck the political, financial and cultural life of the country and there is serious disruption already.
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