island of Ceylon

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/island_of_Ceylon
GPTKB entity
Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:island
gptkbp:area 65,610 km²
gptkbp:capitalDuringColonialPeriod gptkb:Colombo
gptkbp:colonizedBy gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Dutch_Empire
Portuguese Empire
gptkbp:currencyDuringColonialPeriod gptkb:Ceylon_rupee
gptkbp:currentName gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:formerName gptkb:Sri_Lanka
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label island of Ceylon
gptkbp:independenceDate gptkb:United_Kingdom
1948
gptkbp:knownFor spices
tea production
gemstones
gptkbp:largestCity gptkb:Colombo
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Indian_Ocean
gptkbp:locatedSouthOf gptkb:India
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Tamil
gptkb:Sinhala
gptkbp:renamed gptkb:Sri_Lanka
1972
gptkbp:separatedFromIndiaBy gptkb:Palk_Strait
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dominion_of_Ceylon
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5