Sri Lanka, The pearl of the Indian Ocean

General Information on Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) is a small island in the indian ocean of 65,000 square kilometers. Despite the smallness Sri Lanka has a wide range of geographic features and is rich in natural beauty.
Large parts of Sri Lanka is covered with tropical forests, with hundreds of of rivers flowing through them, often cascading in awsome waterfalls.

The southern and western regions of Sri Lanka have only two seasons, wet and wetter, but few parts of the country can almost be mistaken for deserts. The other regions experience a rainy season and dry season. These areas look realy wonderful just as the rains start to ease.

I can go on and on about Sri Lanka, and in the travel page, I have!

If your interest extends beyond travel be sure to check out the following pages on this site. They contain information on Business and economy, geographical data, publications, newsgroups, ISPs and even a recipe.
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Travel Info
Recipe
Map

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Geography Quiz

how good is your knowledge of Geography?. Can you locate Sri Lanka on the world map?. give it a try

Travel guide

Between January and March this year over 100,000 tourists have visited Sri Lanka. Many of them fall in love with the country and make repeat visits.

Internet Service Providers

This is probably the fastest growing sector of the Sri Lankan economy :)
Since Lanka Internet Services Ltd., started commercail operations in 1994 the number of internet service providers in Sri Lanka has now grown to 10,

News

When the LTTE exploded a bomb at the Galadari hotel car park, this site was among the first to announce it. The news page keeps track of current events in Sri Lanka as well as linking to most of the Sri Lankan newspapers on the web.
Statistical data about Sri Lanka, can be found at the soc.culture.sri-lanka FAQ. It's an excellent resource with a lot of statistical data + general information. I whouldn't bother with the newsgroup othewise it's a constant flame war. If you need information on anything, anything that cannot be found on this site or the FAQ please contact me, I will try to help
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