斯里兰卡英文简介.ppt

Sri Lanka A tear of the India Peninsula Geography The Island of Sri Lanka lies 3 degrees north of the equator, 82 degrees east of Greenwich and 32 KM southeast of India. She occupies 65,610 sq Km (approximately 25,000 sq miles). She possesses tropical beaches, ancient monuments, rain forests, gorgeous waterfalls and many places to delight any person. The typically tropical climate with an average temperature of 27‘C fluctuates between 15‘C in the highlands to 35‘C in certain areas of the lowlands. Generalization Chinese name: 斯里兰卡民主社会主义共和国 English name: The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka The political system: presidential republic system The official language: Sinhalese,Tamil The population: 21,316,597(2013年) The main ethnic groups: Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Catholicism The main religion: Sinhalese, Tamil, Moor The capital: Colombo The nature of the state and the national flag Sri Lanka is also known as the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka The Sri Lankan flag was rectangular, length and width ratio is 2 ∶ 1. Each of the four corners of a rectangular piece of banyan leaves. Coffee color represents the majority Sinhalese, accounting for 72% of the population; orange, green represents the yellow border minority; symbol of the pursuit of light and happiness. Bodhi leaf said the Buddhist faith, in which the shape and the countrys contour similarity; the lion pattern marks the countrys ancient say old lion country, but also a symbol of strength and courage Dare. National Emblem Emblem of Sri Lanka has the typical national style. The Golden Lotus around the lion, a symbol of integrity of high standing on the Falun Gong, said power boundless forever protect Sri lanka. Pattern in the center of red ochre on behalf of Sri Lankas