Sri Lanka
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Flag of Sri Lanka
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| Official name: |
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
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| Flag description: |
yellow with two panels; the smaller hoist-side panel has two equal vertical bands of green (hoist side) and orange; the other panel is a large dark red rectangle with a yellow lion holding a sword, and there is a yellow bo leaf in each corner; the yellow field appears as a border around the entire flag and extends between the two panels
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| Capital: |
Colombo; note - Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte is the legislative capital
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| Location: |
Southern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of India
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Map of Sri Lanka
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