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Sri Lanka

The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is an island nation in South Asia surrounded by the Indian Ocean, Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar. In 2009, the city had an estimated population of 20 million.

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What arge Island is located directly south of India?

Sri Lanka is 31Kms off the southern coast of India

The most richest sri lankan in the world?

Since Sri Lankans are present in many countries, the definition of ''Sri Lankan'' itself is up for debate. If you mean a Sri Lankan in an official sense, its probably Harry Jayawardena. If you mean a person with Sri Lankan roots/origin, it probably is not. Its not as simple as long ago during the times of CH de Soysa or Sir Ernest de Silva when the richest Sri Lankan probably was situated in Sri Lanka.

What is mom called in sinhalese?

It's pronounced like Um-May. I don't know how you would literally spell it in English.

Where does the name ceylon come from?

The natives called the island "Sihalam". The Romans called the island "Sielen" and "Selan". From this, the name was Anglicized to "Ceylon".