General Reference
- Pronunciation:
- Common English country name: Sri Lanka, archaic Ceylon
- Official English country name: The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
- Adjective: Sri Lankan
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name of Sri Lanka
- ISO country codes: LK, LKA, 144
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:LK
- Internet country code top-level domain: .lk
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