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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:region
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:D._S._Senanayake
gptkb:Kandyan_Kingdom
gptkb:Kingdom_of_Sri_Lanka
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gptkbp:area
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65,610 square kilometers
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gptkbp:capital
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gptkb:Colombo
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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British culture
Tamil culture
Sinhalese culture
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gptkbp:dissolved
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1948
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gptkbp:economic_activity
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gptkb:tree
Coconut cultivation
Rubber plantation
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gptkbp:established
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1815
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gptkbp:geographical_feature
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Central Highlands
Rivers and lakes
Coastal plains
Forests and wildlife
Hill country
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gptkbp:government_type
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Colonial administration
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gptkbp:historical_event
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Independence movement
World War II impact
Donoughmore Constitution
Ceylon National Congress formation
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Ceylon's independence struggle
Ceylon's post-colonial development
Ceylon's role in global trade
Colonial rule in South Asia
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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British Ceylon
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gptkbp:in-game_currency
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gptkb:Ceylon_rupee
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gptkbp:located_in
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gptkb:Sri_Lanka
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:Tamils
Sinhalese
Burghers
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gptkbp:notable_person
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gptkb:S._W._R._D._Bandaranaike
gptkb:D._S._Senanayake
gptkb:Anagarika_Dharmapala
gptkb:Sir_John_Kotelawala
gptkb:C._W._W._Kannangara
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gptkbp:official_language
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English
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:British_Empire
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gptkbp:population
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approximately 4 million (in 1948)
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Kingdom_of_Kandy
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Dominion_of_Ceylon
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