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Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Old Sri Lanka Photos
Old Sri Lanka Photos
National Anthem - Sri Lanka
Ceylon
(
Sinhala
: ලංකා ඩොමීනියන් රාජ්යය
Lanka Dominian Rajyaya
)
was a
Dominion
in the
Commonwealth of Nations
between 1948 and 1972. In 1948,
British Ceylon
was granted independence as Ceylon. In 1972, Ceylon became a
republic within the Commonwealth
, and its name was changed to
Sri Lanka
. It is an
island country
in South Asia, located about 31 kilometres (19.3 mi) off the southern coast of
India
.
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