Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is a country in south Asia, close to India. It is, in fact, an island in the Indian Ocean and was known until 1972 as Ceylon.
Its people have a wide range of cultures, languages and religions, although the country has been the centre of the Buddhist religion from ancient times and is the world’s oldest continually Buddhist country.
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Sri Lanka is famous for the production and export of tea, coffee, rubber and cinnamon.
It has many beautiful tropical forests and is also popular with tourists because of its wonderful beaches.
It also has one of the longest documented histories in the world, dating back more than 3,000 years.
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It has a warm climate, moderated by ocean winds and considerable moisture.
The average yearly temperature for the country as a whole ranges from 28 to 30 °C.
Day and night temperatures may vary by 4 to 7°C.