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	Sri Lanka - Open Encyclopedia
		Independent Sri Lanka is famed for it's remarkable increase in human development, notably life expectency, infant mortality, and literacy, which lead the country to be seen as somewhat of a model for third world development.
		Sri Lanka is a centre of bird endemism.
		Sri Lanka is historically famous for its cinnamon and tea (introduced by the British in the 19th century).
	www.openencyclopedia.net /index.php/Sri_Lanka (3976 words)

	SpivO Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The island of Sri Lanka lies in the Indian Ocean, to the southwest of the Bay of Bengal and to the southeast of the Arabian Sea.
		The President of Sri Lanka is the head of state, the commander in chief of the armed forces, as well as head of government, and is popularly elected for a six-year term.
		The ancient and famous Sri Dalada Maligawa or "Temple of the Tooth" is the principal Buddhist Temple in Sri Lanka, and by tradition houses the Tooth of Buddha.
	spivo.com /encyclopedia/?title=Sri_Lanka (5322 words)

	Sri Lanka
		Sri Lanka has remained a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
		The Sri Lankan climate is tropical and characterised by monsoons; the northeast monsoon which lasts from December to March and the southwest monsoon from June to October.
		Around 75% of the Sri Lankan population belongs to the Sinhalese majority, which is predominantly Buddhist and in particular of the Theravada tradition.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ta/Taprobane.html (800 words)

	Demographics of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sri Lanka is an island in the Indian Ocean about 28 kilometers (18 mi.) off the southeastern coast of India with a population of about 20 million.
		Sri Lanka is ethnically, linguistically, and religiously diverse.
		Sri Lanka Tamils, citizens whose ancestors have lived on the island for centuries, total about 12% and live predominantly in the north and east.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Demographics_of_Sri_Lanka (603 words)

	Sri Lanka (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Sri Lankan Parliament is a unicameral 225-member legislature elected by universal (adult) on the basis of a modified proportional representation system by district to a 6-year The primary modification is a unique "bonus provision under which the party receiving the number of valid votes in each constituency an additional or bonus seat.
		The island of Sri Lanka formerly Ceylon within the Indian Ocean with the Bay of Bengal to the northeast separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Strait.
		The Sri Lankan climate is tropical and characterised by monsoons ; the northeast monsoon which lasts from to March and the southwest monsoon from to October.
	www.freeglossary.com /Ceylon (1430 words)

	Sri Lanka Resource Center - sri lanka map
		Mahinda Rajapakse was nominated as the SLFP candidate and quotes for the sri lanka tsunami from the aftermath former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was nominated as the UNP candidate.
		Its forests are tsunami sri lanka amongs the most floristically rich in Asia sri lanka culture and for some faunal groups, it has the highest density of species diversity in the world.
		The GDP grew at an where is sri lanka average annual rate of 5.5 percent during the early 1990s, until a drought and a deteriorating security situation lowered growth to 3.8 percent in 1996.
	www.taxgloss.com /Tax-Banks_P_-_S-/Sri_Lanka.html (2807 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Sri Lanka
		"Sri Lanka" (originally Sanskrit) is translated as "venerable Lanka", "śrī" meaning "venerable" and "laṃkā" being the ancient name of the island as attested in the Mahabharata and the Ramayana.
		Sri Lanka was also the first Asian nation to have a female ruler in Queen Anula (47–42 BC) Ancient Sri Lanka was ruled by various small kingdoms that dominated different regions.
		The most reputed and distinguished educational institutions in Sri Lanka include the University of Colombo, the University of Kelaniya, the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, University of Moratuwa, the University of Peradeniya, the University of Jaffna, the University of Ruhuna, and the Eastern University of Sri Lanka.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Sri_Lanka (5093 words)

	Sri Lanka - Gurupedia
		The entire island was ceded to the British in 1796 and became a crown colony in 1802.
		As Ceylon it became independent in 1948; in 1972 its name was changed to Sri Lanka and the capital was moved to Kotte.
		The Sri Lankan climate is tropical and characterised by
	www.gurupedia.com /s/sr/sri_lanka.htm (1069 words)

	LANKA SPORTREIZEN - Your Specialized Travel Partner in Sri Lanka
		In 1972, its name was changed to Sri Lanka, and in 1978 the legislative and judicial capital was moved from Colombo to nearby Sri Jayewardanapura Kotte.
		The Sri Lankan climate is tropical, characterized by monsoons: the northeast monsoon lasting from December to March, and the southwest monsoon from June to October.
		The northern and eastern portions of the island are considerably drier, lying in the rain shadow of the central highlands.
	www.lsr-srilanka.com /abt_srilanka.htm (2200 words)

	LK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Most historians believe that the prince Vijaya came to Sri Lanka from Orissa, in north-eastern India, during the 6th century BC (some historians trace the origins back some 25,000 years) and started to rule the native people in Sri Lanka, who were known as the Veddas.
		In 1972, its name was changed to Sri Lanka and the country became a Republic, freeing itself from the last vestiges of colonial domination.
		Rathnasiri Wickramanayaka was appointed as the 22nd prime minister of Sri Lanka, on November 21, 2005.
	abcworld.net /LK.html (2805 words)

	Peace Process of Sri Lanka
		In light of the gradual improvement of living conditions in the North and East of Sri Lanka, the prospect of a permanent settlement to the conflict, and the continuing spontaneous movement of displaced persons back to their former places of residence, land and property issues affecting displaced persons have risen to critical importance.
		The agenda of the workshop was to assess the conditions in Sri Lanka related to return and to pursue priority areas for the implementation of projects to create conducive conditions for safe and dignified return.
		UNHCR is also working with the Sri Lankan Government to launch a continuous information campaign designed to inform refugees of their return options and conditions in Sri Lanka.
	www.peaceinsrilanka.org /insidepages/RRR/UNHCR/UNHCR10.asp (3178 words)

	Agenda 21 - Sri Lanka
		Therefore, it is imperative for a developing country like Sri Lanka with a low per-capita income and a high unemployment rate, to achieve a high rate of economic growth to improve the standard of living of the poor to minimize environmental degradation stemming from poverty.
		Sri Lanka is committed to the ideals of SAARC and expects to phase out quantitative restrictions in respect of all imports, once the balance of payments position improves.
		Sri Lanka, being a poor country does not, as yet, experiment in extravagant lifestyles on a significant scale.
	www.un.org /esa/agenda21/natlinfo/countr/slanka/eco.htm (1322 words)

	Top20SriLanka.com - Your Top20 Guide to Sri Lanka!
		The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (ශ්‍රී ලංකා in Sinhala / இலங்கை; in Tamil) (known as Ceylon before 1972) is a tropical island nation off the southeast coast of the Indian subcontinent.
		Life on Sri Lanka has been marred by more than two decades of ethnic conflict, mainly between the national government and the Tamil militant separatist groups led predominately by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE, pronounced L-T-T-E) insurgency.
		President Chandrika Kumaratunga of Sri Lanka blamed the killing on the LTTE.
	www.top20srilanka.com (2693 words)

	Sri Lanka Deforestation Rates and Related Forestry Figures
		Sri Lanka lost -90,000 hectares—0—of its primary forest cover during that time.
		Sri Lanka is home to at least 3314 species of vascular plants, of which 26.9% are endemic.
		Sri Lanka's most dynamic sectors now are food processing, textiles and apparel, food and beverages, telecommunications, and insurance and banking.
	rainforests.mongabay.com /deforestation/2000/Sri_Lanka.htm (857 words)

	Mano Singham's Web Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		When we were in Sri Lanka this month, a Buddhist monk was on a hunger strike protesting impending legislation and other Buddhist monks were demonstrating in the streets in support, and clashing with riot police.
		In Sri Lanka, this difference started the country down a slippery slope in which the Tamil minority started feeling disenfranchised and this eventually resulted in the separatist movement that has lasted for more than two decades and brought untold suffering and hardship to almost everyone.
		My silence for the past three weeks was because I was in Sri Lanka (the land of my birth and where some of my family still resides,) during the first two weeks of June, and then spent a few days in England on my return trip.
	blog.case.edu /mxs24/2005/06/index (6400 words)

	Sri Lanka:Should a solution create another problem? An open letter to Anandasangaree, Leader of Tamil United Liberation ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		If the welfare of all Tamils living in Sri Lanka is to be considered, not just the ones in the North and the East, then, there needs to be a power sharing model at the centre to ensure no community is disadvantaged by any other community, whether in majority or minority.
		No one amongst the majority of people in Sri Lanka believes you are, and most emphatically would like to believe you are not a tool of this force considering the courage you have shown in standing up to a terrorist organization like the LTTE.
		It must prove that the two communities can co exist anywhere in Sri Lanka as they did before some Tamil leaders took it on themselves to base their political agenda’s on dividing the country on ethnic grounds, and before some Sinhala chauvinistic elements decided that they were more superior to other communities in the country.
	www.asiantribune.com /index.php?q=node/2481 (10520 words)

	Sri Lanka news from InsideIndia
		AP - Sri Lanka's government accused Tamil Tiger rebels on Wednesday of abducting more than 400 underage boys and girls from government-controlled areas this year to be trained as combatants and asked the insurgents to stop the practice.
		Sri Lanka accuses rebels of abducting more than 400 underage fighters this year
		AFP - Tamil Tiger rebels kidnapped 23 teenagers and two of their teachers in eastern Sri Lanka, but later freed them and suspended the militants involved, the guerrillas have said.
	www.insidesrilanka.com (685 words)

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		Abstract: Sri Lankan troops are less than three miles from the outskirts of Jaffna.
		Abstract: Sri Lankan Army is close to capturing the Rebel city of Jaffna.
		Abstract: Sri Lanka's retaking of Jaffna underscores the fact that a government that hopes for peace must first possess the capability of imposing order.
	www.earlham.edu /~pols/globalprobs/ceylon/bibliography.html (1098 words)

	Cornell News: Web maps aid Sri Lanka relief
		An example image from Cornell's Sri Lanka GIS web site, showing the locations of damaged schools and hospitals on about 40 miles of the eastern coast of the island, centered on the destroyed Palameedmedu Hospital.
		ITHACA, N.Y. -- Kinniya Hospital on the east coast of Sri Lanka was destroyed by the Dec. 26 tsunami, and its 40 patients and hospital staff are missing.
		Tsunami expert Philip Liu, Cornell professor of civil and environmental engineering, who has just returned from a scientific study of the Sri Lankan disaster areas, carried a GPS device and returned with a collection of digital photos identified by their precise geographic locations, which will be incorporated into the Web site.
	www.news.cornell.edu /releases/Jan05/SriLankaGIS.ws.html (1090 words)

	DHL: Corporate - Sri Lanka Service Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Addresses in Sri Lanka where you can leave a shipment for delivery.
		The location of the office from where DHL activities in Sri Lanka are controlled.
		Information on sending a shipment to Sri Lanka.
	www.dhl.com /wrd/lk.html (57 words)

	Mano Singham's Web Journal: Politics and religion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Excerpt: As I said before, the significant beginnings of Buddhist religious involvement in Sri Lankan politics began with the 1956 stunning...
		I find your comparison of what's happening here in the U.S. to what has happened in Sri Lanka very interesting and yet very frightening for I fear you are correct.
		This has happened many times in history where a majority has suppressed a minority and their religion.
	blog.case.edu /mxs24/2005/06/30/politics_and_religion (1436 words)

	Protected Areas in Sri Lanka -demographics, location, size, legal gazette information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Protected Areas in Sri Lanka -demographics, location, size, legal gazette information
		VISION: To help protect and conserve the diminishing biodiversity of Sri Lanka and to make the local and international community aware of its endangered status.
		(c)(r) 2006: Please acknowledge the "Sri Lanka Wildlife Conservation Society" if any material from this website is linked, transferred or published.
	www.slwcs.org /areas.html (105 words)

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