2006-06-14 19:04:44 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
lots of people know that
so what is your point?
(especially after the tsunami)
2006-06-14 19:07:45 · answer #1 · answered by Poutine 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. They are a strong cricketing nation winning the 1996 Cricket World Cup.
Sri Lanka, officially Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka - known as Ceylon before 1972 - is a tropical island nation off the southeast coast of the Indian subcontinent, about 31 kilometres south of India. It is in a strategic position in the Indian Ocean, along major sea trade routes from the Far East to Africa and Europe.
The country was a British crown colony for more than a century, but gained independence on February 4, 1948 and is now a Democratic Socialist Republic with a diverse population. Sri Lanka has a vibrant history, but its recent life has been under the shadow of an ethnically-based conflict, frequently violent, between the Government of Sri Lanka and a separatist group known as the LTTE or Tamil Tigers. Since 2002, both parties have largely adhered to a Memorandum of Understanding which led to a ceasefire agreement. However, this agreement seems to be fraying with 58 people dying today as a result of a bus hitting a mine suspected to have been laid by the Tamil Tigers.
2006-06-15 02:13:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably a lot of people never heard of Sri Lanka. When people were asked to find Iraq on a map, most couldnt find it. And these were college students that protested the war in Iraq. I find it hilarious that they were protesting the war, but didnt even know where it was.
BTW, I know where Sri Lanka is.
2006-06-15 03:28:09 · answer #3 · answered by jack f 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What do you want to know? sri lanka was previuosly ceylon. They became a state and have been fighting ever since.They all lived happily together till the british left.Why? what changed
2006-06-15 02:20:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm from Ceylon. I never heard of Sri Lanka.
What did you think? That I was a stupid American?
Muslim/Tamil conflict.
So there!!
2006-06-15 04:28:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i know. It is a country south of india, an island surrounded by Indian Ocean, perviously known as Ceylon, famous for her tea production.
2006-06-15 02:12:18 · answer #6 · answered by Clark C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did. Sounds like a Kung Fu move
2006-06-15 02:07:42 · answer #7 · answered by Pumpkin Cultists 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its our neighbouring country(I m from INDIA).Nice country
Ur cricket team is also good
2006-06-15 02:09:33 · answer #8 · answered by F.B.I. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not many in America. I do but I majored in geography.
2006-06-15 02:38:36 · answer #9 · answered by MP US Army 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i know where sri lanka...hey, we are not dumb you know.
2006-06-15 02:11:18 · answer #10 · answered by jims_bong 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋