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Sri Lanka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකාව, Tamil: இலங்கை), is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent in South Asia. Known until 1972 as Ceylon, Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar, the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the Maldives. As a result of its location in the path of major sea routes, Sri Lanka is a strategic naval link between West Asia and South East Asia. It was an important stop on the ancient Silk Road. ..."

Measures of Freedom

Level of Economic Freedom, Economic Freedom of the World
2009: 6.12 (out of 10)
Sri Lanka | Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2012
2012: Status: Partly Free, Political Rights: 5, Civil Liberties: 4