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	Sri Lanka: Travel and Exports Information - Sri Lanka News
		Sri Lankan Tamils form 18% of the population, and are concentrated mainly in the northeastern part of the country.
		The school of Buddhism followed in the country is the Theravada School and it was first brought to Sri Lanka in 2nd century BC by Mahinda, the son of Ashoka, the Indian emperor of that time.
		A significant portion of Sri Lanka's population is Muslim.
	www.srilanka.com /aboutsl.php (2178 words)

	Sri Lanka - Printer-friendly - MSN Encarta
		The largest city of Sri Lanka is Colombo, a seaport on the western coast that serves as the country’s commercial capital.
		Other important urban areas include Kandy, the capital of a Sinhalese kingdom until it was annexed by the British in 1815; the seaport of Jaffna, on the Jaffna Peninsula in northern Sri Lanka; the seaport of Trincomalee, on the eastern coast; and the seaport of Galle, on the southwestern coast.
		Buddhists in Sri Lanka follow the Theravada tradition, in which the Buddha is revered but not worshiped as a god (in contrast to the Mahayana tradition).
	encarta.msn.com /text_761568352___9/Sri_Lanka.html (1431 words)

	Sri Lanka Provinces
		Sri Lanka's standard time was UTC+5:30 from the adoption of standard time in 1906 until 1996.
		The government of Sri Lanka provisionally merged Northern and Eastern provinces into a North Eastern province, in an attempt to placate Tamil demands for self-rule.
		All districts are situated mostly on the island of Sri Lanka.
	www.statoids.com /ulk.html (807 words)

	Sri Lanka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sri_Lanka (5301 words)

	Embassy of Sri Lanka in Norway
		Sri Lanka, a pioneer in economic liberalization in the South Asian region, has for more than two decades been pursuing free market policies, introducing fundamental reforms in the broad areas of investment, fiscal policy, tariffs and exchange rates.
		Sri Lanka has become ASIA'S emerging growth centre, with one of the most vibrant economies in the South Asian region.
		Presently identified as the "Hub of South Asia", Sri Lanka is geared for promising long term growth and offers business opportunities to pursue profits in a conducive environment.
	www.srilanka.no /trade_investment.html (331 words)

	The Asia Foundation
		Since 1983, Sri Lanka's civil war has claimed a terrible toll in lives and in damage to the economy.
		Recognizing that a sustainable peace is tied to deeper problems of a weakened democracy, lack of justice, and human rights violations, The Asia Foundation's program in Sri Lanka seeks to identify and support organizations and institutions that promote tolerance, transparency, and accountability as essential for lasting peace and prosperity.
		The Foundation supported psychosocial services that enabled Sri Lankans who have suffered as a result of the tsunami to cope with grief and loss and begin to achieve a level of emotional and mental well-being that will enable them to move on with their lives.
	www.asiafoundation.org /Locations/srilanka.html (1195 words)

	Provinces of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Provinces of Sri Lanka have existed since 1987, following several decades of increasing demand for a decentralization of the Government of Sri Lanka
		, Sri Lanka has nine provinces, seven of which have had provincial councils from the start:
		Place-names in North and Eastern province (Sri Lanka)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Provinces_of_Sri_Lanka (121 words)

	Sri Lanka GROW Project
		Honorary President of the Sri Lanka Federation of University Women.
		As the project director of the Muslim Women¡¯s Research and Action Forum to conduct activities in the Eastern Province where majority of the population belong to minority ethnic groups in order to promote the peace process in the communities.
		To strengthen the Telecenter model among four partner NGOs of the NIU — Sri Lanka project.
	www.niu.edu /srilankaproj/profiles.html (564 words)

	SECRETARY-GENERAL VISITS REGIONS DESTROYED BY TSUNAMI IN SRI LANKA (8 - 9 January 2005)
		He was deeply moved by the personal tragedies of the Sri Lankan people, especially the children, as well as by the utter destruction of the towns and villages.
		A view of the vast destruction of Hambantota, a coastal town in the South of Sri Lanka, caused by the tsunami.
		An aerial view of the vast destruction of the Sri Lankan southern coast, between the towns of Colombo and Hambantota, caused by the Indian Ocean tsunami.
	www.un.org /av/photo/sgtrips/sgsrilanka08jan05.htm (596 words)

	Peace in Sri Lanka
		WHEREAS the tsunami that struck Sri Lanka on December 26, 2004 (the “tsunami”) destroyed human lives and property on an unprecedented scale; WHEREAS there is an urgent need for all communities, Sinhala, Tamil, Muslim and others, to cooperate on humanitarian grounds in the face of this common adversity;
		The overall objective of the Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (hereinafter referred to as the GOSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (hereinafter referred to as the LTTE) is to find a negotiated solution to the ongoing ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka.
		The GOSL and the LTTE (hereinafter referred to as the Parties) recognize the importance of bringing an end to the hostilities and improving the living conditions for all inhabitants affected by the conflict.
	www.peaceinsrilanka.org /peace2005/Insidepage/Agreements/Agreements.asp (552 words)

	The Official Government News Portal of Sri Lanka - Home
		Sri Lanka scored 260 in the allotted 20 overs after Steve Tikolo of Kenya won the toss and opted to bowl first on another damp pitch at the Wanderers in Johannesburg.
		Sri Lanka has handed over an Aide Memoir on recent developments relating to humanitarian relief and human rights concerns to the European Union (EU).
		Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama on yesterday handed over the Aide Memoir to Dominic Chilcott, British High Commissioner in Sri Lanka who is also representing the EEU Presidency in Sri Lanka in the absence of a Resident Embassy of Portugal which currently holds the EU Presidency.
	www.news.lk (639 words)

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