Sri Lanka

SRI LANKA.

Colombo : SRI LANKA.:

 Another surprise.. Thank you Cheng Mun for this swap card and another "Flags of the World" for my collection.Thanks for your help on this one..
Posted Colombo: December 192018 : Arrived Sydney 02 January : Traveled 14 days  Xie Xie .. for this card .
GREETINGS FROM SRI LANKA.:
SRI LANKA  covers an area of some 65,610 KM2.
POPULATION of Sri Lanka is 20,277,597
CAPITAL CITIES  of Sri Lanka are : JAYAWARDENAPURA  KOTTE  and COLOMBO.:
UNIQUE : is "JAYA SRI MAHA BODHI "The sacred fig tree". : is said to be the rightwing branch of the historical tree under which Lord Buddha attatched enlightenment.
The worlds oldest living human-planted tree with a known planting date in 288 BC.
GOVERNMENT : Sirimavo Bandaranaike  The worlds first female elected head of government in 1960.
 CEYLON : Sri Lanka was known from the beginning of British Colonial rule until 1972 as Ceylon.
PRODUCTION and EXPORT :Cinnamon , rubber and Celon tea which remains a trademark National export.
BEAUTY : Sri Lanka.The pearl of The Indian Ocean.is named after its natural beauty
HISTORY.:PAHIYANGALA: Paleolithic human settelement which dates back to 37,000BP.
INDEPENDENCE.: February 4th 1948 sees Independence from the United Kingdom.
REPUBLIC : 22nd May 1972 sees Sri Lanka become a Republic.