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Sri Lanka
Trivia
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The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) joined the Commonwealth in 1948.
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It is an island in the Indian Ocean, separated from India by the Palik Strait. However, it is almost linked to the Indian mainland by Adam's Bridge, an atoll barrier, mostly submerged, lying between the offshore island of Mannar and India itself. See map of Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lanka attended their first Commonwealth Games in 1938 in Sydney and celebrated by taking a boxing gold back home. Since 1990 they have enjoyed interrupted participation in the Games.
