Separatist symbols (Tamil Eelam)
| Name: | Sri Lanka (Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka) |
| Local name (Sinhalese): | ශ්රී ලංකා (ශ්රී ලංකා ප්රජාතාන්ත්රික සමාජවාදී ජනරජය) |
| Local name (Tamil): | இலங்கை (இலங்கை ஜனநாயக சோஷலிசக் குடியரசு) |
| Former name: | Ceylon – until 1971 |
| Status: | sovereign state |
| Surface: | 65.6 ths. sq. km |
| Population (2003): | 19 742 ths. |
| Capital: | Colombo (ෙකාළඹ / கொழும்பு) |
| Official languages: | Sinhalese, Tamil, English |