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- Dominion_of_Ceylon abstract "Ceylon (Sinhala: ලංකා ඩොමීනියන් රාජ්යය Lanka Dominian Rajyaya) was a Dominion in the Commonwealth of Nations between 1948 and 1972. In 1948, British Ceylon was granted independence as Ceylon. In 1972, Ceylon became a republic within the Commonwealth, and its name was changed to Sri Lanka. It is an island country in South Asia, located about 31 kilometres (19.3 mi) off the southern coast of India.The country has also been a centre of the Buddhist religion and culture from ancient times as well as having a strong Hindu presence. The Sinhalese community formed the majority of the population; Sri Lankan Tamils, who were concentrated in the north and east of the island, formed the largest ethnic minority. Other communities included Moors, Burghers, Kaffirs, Malays and the indigenous Vedda people.The major export and mainstay of the economy was the production of tea, coffee, coconuts, rubber and cinnamon, which were native to the country. After over two thousand years of rule by local kingdoms, parts of Sri Lanka were colonised by Portugal and the Netherlands beginning in the 16th century, before control of the entire country was ceded to the British Empire in 1815.During World War II, Ceylon served as an important base for the Allied forces in the fight against the Japanese Empire. A nationalist political movement arose in the country in the early 20th century with the aim of obtaining political independence, which was eventually achieved in 1948 following peaceful negotiations with the British.".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon anthem God_Save_the_Queen.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon anthem Sri_Lanka_Matha.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon currency Sri_Lankan_rupee.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon dissolutionDate "1972-05-22".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon dissolutionYear "1972".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon foundingDate "1948-02-04".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon foundingYear "1948".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon governmentType Parliamentary_system.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon thumbnail British_Ceylon_flag.png?width=300.
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- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink 1953_Ceylonese_Hartal.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink 1958_anti-Tamil_pogrom.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink 1962_Ceylonese_coup_dxc3xa9tat_attempt.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink 1971_JVP_Insurrection.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink 1971_JVP_Insurrection_(Sri_Lanka).
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- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink Algerine-class_minesweeper.
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- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink Anglo-Ceylonese_Defence_Agreement_of_1947.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink Attempted_military_coup_in_Ceylon,_1962.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink BAC_Jet_Provost.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink Bandaranaike_International_Airport.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink Bicameral_legislature.
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- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink British_Monarch.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink Buddhism.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink Burgher_people.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink Category:1948_disestablishments_in_the_British_Empire.
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- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink Category:20th_century_in_Ceylon.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink Category:Former_Commonwealth_realms.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink Category:Former_polities_of_the_Cold_War.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink Category:History_of_Sri_Lanka_(1948–present).
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- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink Category:Sri_Lanka_and_the_Commonwealth_of_Nations.
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- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink Ceylon_Naval_Volunteer_Force.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink Ceylon_Royal_Naval_Volunteer_Reserve.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink China_Bay_Airport.
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- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink Colombo_Plan.
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- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink Commander_of_the_Navy_(Sri_Lanka).
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- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink De_Havilland_Canada_DHC-1_Chipmunk.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink De_Havilland_Dove.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink De_Havilland_Heron.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink De_Havilland_Vampire.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink Democratic_Socialist_Republic_of_Sri_Lanka.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink Diyatalawa.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink Dominion.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink Don_Senanayake.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink Dudley_Senanayake.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink Dudley_Shelton_Senanayake.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink Earl_of_Caithness.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink Elizabeth_II.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink Elizabeth_II_of_the_United_Kingdom.
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- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink Empire_of_Japan.
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- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink Ethnic_Malays.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink Fixed_exchange-rate_system.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink G._G._Ponnambalam.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink General_officer_commanding.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink George_VI.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink George_VI_of_the_United_Kingdom.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink God_Save_the_Queen.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink Goodwill_tour.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink Governor-General_of_Ceylon.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink HMCyS_Vijaya.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink Hartal.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink Hartal_1953.
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- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink Herwald_Ramsbotham,_1st_Viscount_Soulbury.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink Hill_Country_Tamils.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink Hinduism.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink House_of_Representatives_(Ceylon).
- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageWikiLink House_of_Representatives_of_Ceylon.