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The country that lies to the south of India is _________.
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Srilanka
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Srilanka,
Sri Lanka is an island located in the Indian Ocean and separated from India by the Palk Strait. The country has two geographical regions. (1) A rolling plain which comprises 80% of the land area as well as the entire northern half of the island and continues around the coast to the southern half.
(2.) The south-central region which is hilly and mountainous with two plateaux, the Hatton and Kandy, that rises abruptly from the Ura Basin. The country has sixteen rivers of which the Mahaweli Ganga and the Aruvi Aru are the longest. Major Cities (pop. est.); Colombo 615,000, Dehiwala 196,000, Moratuwa 170,000, Jaffna 129,000 (1990). Land Use; forested 33%, pastures 7%, agricultural-cultivated 29%, other 31% (1993).