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1972-MAY-22 |
| Free Sovereign and Independent Republic of SRI LANKA | |
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Free Sovereign and Independent Republic of SRI LANKA |
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| Flag or logo since 1972-05-22* |  |
Emblem or Symbol* |
 President William Gopallawa (ruler of SRI LANKA since 1972-05-22) |
| Capitals & administrative places*: | Colombo a + Kandy r (Kolamba + Mahanuwara) |
a administrative, national or political capital (also ruler's residence)
r ruler's residence (royal or presidential, primary or secondary) |
| Official & national languages: | English (en) . Sinhalese (si) . Tamil (ta) . |
r recognized, diplomatic or working language at national level
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 | | SRI LANKA | Republic of SRI LANKA (Colombo + Kandy) |
 |  | CENTRAL SRI LANKA | CENTRAL Province (Kandy) | Local: | Madhyama Palata : MAKHAYMA – මධ්යම පළාත (si) + Malaiyakam Maakaanam : MATTIYA Mākāṇam : மத்திய மாகாணம் (ta) + CENTRAL Province (en) (Mahanuwara) | |
 | | EASTERN SRI LANKA | EASTERN Province (Trincomalee) | Local: | KIL̮AKKU Mākāṇam : கிழக்கு மாகாணம் (ta) + Næ̆gĕnahira Paḷāta : NEGENAHIRA Palata – නැගෙනහිර පළාත (si) (Tirukōṇamalai) | |
 |  | NORTH CENTRAL | NORTH CENTRAL Province (Anuradhapura) | Local: | UTURUMEDA Palata : උතුරු මැද පළාත (si) + Vaṭa Mattiya mākāṇam : WADA MATHTHIYA Maakaanam – வட மத்திய மாகாணம் (ta) (Anuradhapura) | |
 |  | NORTH WESTERN SRI LANKA | NORTH WESTERN Province (Puttalam) | Local: | WAYAMBA Palata : වයඹ පළාත (si) + Vaṭa Mēl Mākāṇam : VADA MAEL Maakaanam – வட மேல் மாகாணம் (ta) (Puttalam) | |
 | | NORTHERN SRI LANKA | NORTHERN Province (Jaffna) | Local: | Vaṭakku Mākāṇam : VATAKKU Maakaanam – வட மாகாணம் (ta) + UTURU Paḷāta : උතුරු පළාත (si) (Yazhpanam) | |
 |  | SABARAGAMUWA | SABARAGAMUWA Province (Ratnapura) | Local: | SABARAGAMUWA Palata : සබරගමුව පළාත (si) + Caparakamuva Mākāṇam : SABARAGAMUWA Maakaanam – சபரகமுவ மாகாணம் (ta) (Ratnapura) | |
 |  | SOUTHERN SRI LANKA | SOUTHERN Province (Galle) | Local: | DAKUNU Palata : දකුණු පළාත (si) + Teṉ Mākāṇam : THAEN Maakaanam – தென் மாகாணம் (ta) (Galla) | |
 | | UVA | UVA Province (Badulla) | Local: | UVA Palata : ඌව පළාත (si) + Ūvā Mākāṇam : UVA Maakaanam – ஊவா மாகாணம் (ta) (Badulla) | |
 |  | WESTERN SRI LANKA | WESTERN Province (Colombo) | Local: | BASNAHIRA Palata : බස්නාහිර පළාත (si) + Mēl Mākāṇam : MAEL Maakaanam – மேல் மாகாணம் (ta) (Kolamba) | |
