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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.".
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- Dominion_of_Ceylon wikiPageRevisionID "643928754".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon capital "Colombo".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon commonLanguages "SinhalaTamilEnglish".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon commonName "Ceylon".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon continent "Asia".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon conventionalLongName "Dominion of Ceylon".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon country "Sri Lanka".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon currency Sri_Lankan_rupee.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon dateEnd "--05-22".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon dateEvent "1971".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon dateStart "--02-04".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon deputy "Don Senanayake".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon deputy "John Lionel Kotalawela".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon deputy "S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon deputy "Sirimavo Bandaranaike".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon empire British_Empire.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon era "20".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon event 1971_Janatha_Vimukthi_Peramuna_Insurrection.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon eventEnd Republics_in_the_Commonwealth_of_Nations.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon eventStart Sri_Lankan_independence_movement.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon flag "Flag of Sri Lanka".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon flagP "British Ceylon flag.png".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon flagS "Flag of Sri Lanka.svg".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon footnotes "--03-30".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon governmentType Parliamentary_system.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon hasPhotoCollection Dominion_of_Ceylon.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon house House_of_Representatives_(Ceylon).
- Dominion_of_Ceylon house Senate_of_Ceylon.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon imageCoat "Coat_of_Arms_Ceylon_dominion.svg".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon imageFlag "Flag of Ceylon.svg".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon imageMap "Sri Lanka .svg".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon leader Elizabeth_II.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon leader George_VI.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon legislature Parliament_of_Ceylon.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon nationalAnthem God_Save_the_Queen.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon nationalAnthem "Mother Sri Lanka".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon nationalAnthem "Royal anthem".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon nationalAnthem "Sri Lanka Matha".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon p "British Ceylon".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon region "South Asia".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon representative Herwald_Ramsbotham,_1st_Viscount_Soulbury.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon representative "Henry Monck-Mason Moore".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon representative "Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon representative "William Gopallawa".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon s "Sri Lanka".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon statArea "65610".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon statPop "11000000".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon statPop "12800000".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon statPop "7060000".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon statPop "8100000".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon statYear "1948".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon statYear "1956".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon statYear "1962".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon statYear "1971".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon symbol "Coat of arms of Sri Lanka".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon titleDeputy Prime_Minister_of_Sri_Lanka.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon titleLeader Monarchy_of_Ceylon.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon titleRepresentative Governor-General_of_Ceylon.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon typeHouse "Lower house".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon typeHouse "Upper house".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon yearDeputy "1948".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon yearDeputy "1952".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon yearDeputy "1953".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon yearDeputy "1956".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon yearDeputy "1970".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon yearEnd "1972".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon yearLeader "1948".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon yearLeader "1952".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon yearRepresentative "1948".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon yearRepresentative "1949".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon yearRepresentative "1954".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon yearRepresentative "1962".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon yearStart "1948".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon subject Category:20th_century_in_Ceylon.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon subject Category:Former_Commonwealth_realms.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon subject Category:Former_polities_of_the_Cold_War.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon subject Category:History_of_Sri_Lanka.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon subject Category:Monarchy_in_Ceylon.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon subject Category:Sri_Lanka_and_the_Commonwealth_of_Nations.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon subject Category:States_and_territories_established_in_1948.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon type AdministrativeDistrict108491826.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon type Country108544813.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon type District108552138.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon type Location100027167.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon type Object100002684.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon type PhysicalEntity100001930.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon type Region108630985.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon type StatesAndTerritoriesEstablishedIn1948.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon type YagoGeoEntity.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon type YagoLegalActorGeo.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon type YagoPermanentlyLocatedEntity.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon type Country.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon type Thing.
- Dominion_of_Ceylon comment "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.".
- Dominion_of_Ceylon label "Dominion Ceylon".