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{{Infobox country|name=Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka|native_name=ශ්රී ලංකා ප්රජාතාන්ත්රික සමාජවාදී ජනරජය<br>இலங்கை சனநாயக சோசலிசக் குடியரசு | {{Infobox country|name=Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka|native_name=ශ්රී ලංකා ප්රජාතාන්ත්රික සමාජවාදී ජනරජය<br>இலங்கை சனநாயக சோசலிசக் குடியரசு|largest_city=[[Colombo]]|image_map=Sri Lanka map.png|map_width=200|official_languages=Sinhala<br>Tamil|area_km2=65,610|population_estimate=22,156,000|population_estimate_year=2020}} | ||
'''Sri Lanka''', officially the '''Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka''' and formerly known as '''Ceylon''', is an island country in [[South Asia]]. In spite of its offical name, it is not a [[socialist state]]. | '''Sri Lanka''', officially the '''Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka''' and formerly known as '''Ceylon''', is an island country in [[South Asia]]. In spite of its offical name, it is not a [[socialist state]]. | ||
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=== 2022 protests === | === 2022 protests === | ||
Mass protests began in April 2022 against President [[Gotabhaya Rajapakse]] due to [[International Monetary Fund|IMF]] austerity measures. | Mass protests began in April 2022 against President [[Gotabhaya Rajapakse]] due to [[International Monetary Fund|IMF]] austerity measures. By July, the protests had grown to a million people and forced Rajapakse and Prime Minister [[Ranil Wickremesinghe]] to resign.<ref>{{News citation|author=Deepal Jayasekera|newspaper=[[World Socialist Web Site]]|title=Sri Lankan uprising forces resignation of president and prime minister|date=2022-07-10|url=https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2022/07/11/mqvr-j11.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711043435/https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2022/07/11/mqvr-j11.html|archive-date=2022-07-11|retrieved=2022-07-11}}</ref> | ||
== Demographics == | == Demographics == | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
[[Category:Countries]] | [[Category:Countries]] | ||