Botryodiplodia sp. - Crops for the Future
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3 Sri Lanka<br />
The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is an insular state in <strong>the</strong> Indian Ocean and<br />
was earlier known under <strong>the</strong> name Ceylon. Sri Lanka is a member state of <strong>the</strong> Commonwealth<br />
with <strong>the</strong> seat of <strong>the</strong> government is Sri Jayewardenepura and <strong>the</strong> capital as well as <strong>the</strong> biggest<br />
city is Colombo.<br />
The following Figures (1 and 2) are showing <strong>the</strong> flag and <strong>the</strong> coat of arms of Sri Lanka.<br />
Figure 1: The Sri Lankan flag (MY WORLD GUIDE, 2007)<br />
Figure 2: The Sri Lankan coat of arms (MY WORLD GUIDE, 2007)<br />
3.1 Geography<br />
Sri Lanka is a tropical island lying close to <strong>the</strong> sou<strong>the</strong>rn tip of India and near <strong>the</strong> Equator<br />
between 6° and 10° nor<strong>the</strong>rn latitude and between 79° and 82° eastern longitude. It is parted<br />
from India through <strong>the</strong> Palk Strait and <strong>the</strong> Gulf of Mannar. The coral islands of <strong>the</strong> Adam’s<br />
Bridge represent an incoherent connection of <strong>the</strong> north-western Sri Lanka and <strong>the</strong> Indian state<br />
Tamil Nadu.<br />
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