Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, officially known as the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country located in south Asia. It is situated in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal. The capital city of Sri Lanka is Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, but the largest city and commercial center is Colombo.
===Rename countries===
Countries	Date
Ceylon 	February 4, 1948 - May 22, 1972
Sri Lanka	May 22, 1972 - present
== Cities and Towns ==
Bold is capital.
Cities 	Population	Area km²	Density km²
Colombo 	781,203 	37 	21,114
Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte	117,182 	17 	6,893
==National flags==
===Table flags===
Bold is nation date.
Flag	Date 	Use
 	1948-1951 	Ceylon
 	1951-1972 	Ceylon
 	1972-present	Sri Lanka
== See also ==
World
Category:World
Category:Asia
Category:Countries World