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contexts > geographicals > islands > Indian Ocean islands > Sri Lanka
... > social science subjects > geography > geographic features > landforms > islands > Indian Ocean islands > Sri Lanka
... > social science subjects > geography > Earth science > physical geography > geomorphology > landforms > islands > Indian Ocean islands > Sri Lanka
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contexts > geographicals > Asia > South Asia > Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka  

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  • The island country of Sri Lanka is located off the south coast of India. Known as Ceylon, it was occupied by the Dutch from the seventeenth century, and then by the British who held it until independence on February 4, 1948, In 1972 the country changed its name to Sri Lanka. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; Sri Lanka]

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