What kind of country is Sri Lanka?

The full name of Sri Lanka is the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. Colombo, the capital, is an island country in the Indian Ocean south of the South Asian subcontinent, facing India across the Pak Strait in the northwest.

Sri Lanka is close to the equator, and it is like summer all year round, with an average annual temperature of 28℃. Due to the influence of the Indian Ocean monsoon, the southwest coastal area has high humidity and beautiful scenery, and is known as the "Pearl of the Indian Ocean".

Sri Lanka is a founding member of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation and a member of the Commonwealth, the Group of 77, the Non-Aligned Movement and the United Nations. Its capital Colombo is called "the crossroads of the East". Mainly plantation economy, weak industrial base, mainly agricultural products and clothing processing industry.

Historical evolution of Sri Lanka

2,500 years ago, Aryans from northern India immigrated to Ceylon to establish the Sinhalese dynasty. In 247 BC, King Ashoka of the peacock dynasty in India sent his son to the island to promote Buddhism, which was welcomed by the local king. Since then, Sinhalese people have abandoned Brahmanism and converted to Buddhism. Around the 2nd century BC, Tamils in South India also began to migrate and settled in Ceylon.

From the 5th century to16th century, there was constant war between Sinhalese Kingdom and Tamil Kingdom on the island. Since16th century, it has been ruled by Portuguese and Dutch. /kloc-became a British colony at the end of 0/8. 1948 gained independence in February and was named Ceylon. 1972 was renamed Sri Lanka * * * and the Republic of China on May 22nd. In August 1978 and 16, the country was renamed as the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

China Consular Service Network-Sri Lanka.