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Sri Lanka, historically known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian peninsula by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. It shares a maritime border with the Maldives in the southwest and India in the northwest.
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![Katchatheevu Island Dispute: Sri Lanka's Fisheries Minister Responds to Indian Claims |Oneindia News [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20240405/1371879638-Katchatheevu-Island-Dispute-Sri-Lanka-Fisheries-Minister.jpg) Katchatheevu Island Dispute: Sri Lanka's Fisheries Minister Responds to Indian Claims |Oneindia News Credit: Oneindia Duration: 02:00Published | |
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