Sri Lanka is an Island Nation in the Indian Ocean, located in Southern Asia,
southeast of India, in a strategic location near major Indian Ocean sea lanes.
It has a total area of 65,610 km², with 64,740 km² of land and 870 km² of
water. Its coastline is 1,340 km long. Sri Lanka's climate includes tropical
monsoons: the northeast monsoon (December to March), and the southwest
monsoon (June to October). Its terrain is mostly low, flat to rolling plain, with
mountains in the south-central interior. The highest point is Pidurutalagala at
2,524.13 m. Natural resources include limestone, graphite, mineral sands, gems, phosphates, clay, hydropower.
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