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Sri Lanka: 1900 to Present: South, Central, and West Asia
On February 4, 1948, the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Ceylon until 1972) became free from British colonial rule. With a population of 21.5 million (July 2010 est.) and an area of 65,610 square miles, the Indian Ocean island country ...
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