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Software Freedom Day 2010 Sri Lanka (Asia)

Calendario
Software Freedom Day
Fecha
18.09.2010

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    • SFD2010/Asia/Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka (~-English pronunciation: -~[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedi.../sriˈlɑːŋkə/], sriˈlæŋkə, or ʃriˈlɑːŋkə; ~-local pronunciation: -~[[ˌɕriːˈlaŋkaː]]; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinhala_language|Sinhala]: ශ්‍රී ලංකා, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_language|Tamil]: இலங்கை), officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and known as Ceylon ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedi.../sɪˈlɒn/]) before 1972, is an [country] in [Asia], located about 31 kilometres (19.3 mi) off the southern coast of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India|India].

    As a result of its location in the path of major sea routes, Sri Lanka is a strategic naval link between [Asia] and [East Asia]. It has also been a center of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism|Buddhist] religion and culture from ancient times and is one of the few remaining abodes of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism|Buddhism] in [Asia], including [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladakh|Ladakh], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhutan|Bhutan] and the [Hill Tracts], as well as being a bastion of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism|Hinduism]. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinhalese_people|Sinhalese] community forms the majority of the population; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamils|Tamils], who are concentrated in the north and east of the island, form the largest [minority]. Other communities include [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lankan_Moors|Moors], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burgher_people|Burghers], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Kaffir_people|Kaffirs], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malays_(ethnic_group)|Malays] and the indigenous [people].

    For more infomations, Pls; refer the wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka

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    Created by rajeenprasanna on 2010-07-25 05:04:44.