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WELCOME
I’m Thusitha Sanjeewa Rathnayake. My mother land is Sri Lanka. It is a small island which lies in the Indian Ocean. It is the Pearl of the Indian Ocean. In ancient times, Sri Lanka was known by a variety names as Taprobane, Serandib and Ceylon.
SRI LANKA IS MY MOTHERLAND
My country is a Socialist Democratic country. The major religion in Sri Lanka is Buddhism. The majority of people are Sinhalese. There are Tamils, Muslims and Burgers too.
National flower of my country is Nil Mahanel. The national tree is Na and the national bird is the Sri Lanka Jungle fowl, which is endemic to the Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka is famous for the production and export of tea, coffee, coconuts, rubber and cinnamon - which is native to the country. The natural beauty of Sri Lanka's tropical forests, beaches and landscape, as well as its rich cultural heritage, make it a world famous tourist destination. The island also boasts the first female Prime Minister in the modern world, Sirimavo Bandaranaike.
Sri Lanka is divided into 09 provinces and 25 districts. Each province is administered by a directly Provincial Council. Each district is administered under a District Secretariat. The district is subdivided into divisional secretariats, and these in turn to Grama Sevaka divisions.
The government is a mixture of the presidential system and the parliamentary system. 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 President appoints and heads a cabinet of ministers composed of elected members of parliament.
The military of Sri Lanka comprises the Sri Lankan Army, the Sri Lankan Navy and the Sri Lankan Air Force. These are administered by the Ministry of Defence.
Every year we are celebrating Sinhala and Tamil New Year, Ramazan, Vesak Festival, Esala Perahera.
RIVERS
Mahaveli is the longest river in Sri Lanka. Kelani, Walave and Kalu are other long rivers.
WTERFALLS
Bambarakanda is the highest waterfall and Dunhinda, Diyaluma are too high waterfalls.
MOUNTAINS
The highest mountain in my country is Piduruthalagala. Namunukula, Samanala and Kirigalpotta too are high mountains.
RAIN FORESTS
Sinharaja National Park, Yala National Park, Wilpattu National Park and Horton Plains National Park are rain forests in my country.NATIONAL HERITAGES
Temple of the tooth
Sinharaja
SigiriyaADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS
Sri Lanka is divided into 09 provinces
PROVINCES CAPITAL
Central Kandy
Eastern Trincomalee
North Central Anuradhapura
Notharn Jaffna
North Western Kurunegala
Sabaragamuwa Ratnapura
Southern Galle
Uva Badulla
Western Colombo
FESTIVALS
Every year on or about April 13 Sinhala and Tamil people celebrate Sinhala and Tamil New Year Festival, and Muslims celebrate Ramazan.
Esala Perahera (Dalada Perahara) is the grand festival of Esala held in Sri Lanka. It is very grand with elegant costumes. Happening in July or August in Kandy, it has become a unique symbol of Sri Lanka. It is a Buddhist festival consisting of dances and richly decorated elephants.
There are fire-dances, whip-dances, Kandian dances and various other cultural dances. The elephants areusually adorned with lavish garments. The festival ends with the traditional 'diya-kepeema'. The elephant is paraded around the city bearing the tooth of Buddha.
I’m loyal to my country and also bound to protect it.
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