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1972-MAY-22 |
| Free Sovereign and Independent Republic of SRI LANKA | |
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NORTHERN Province |
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| Flag or logo since 1972-05-22* | (Emblem or Symbol of SRI LANKA) |
 President William Gopallawa (ruler of SRI LANKA since 1972-05-22) |
| Capitals & administrative places*: | Jaffna (Yazhpanam) |
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| Official & national languages: | Sinhalese (si) . Tamil (ta) . |
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 |  | JAFFNA | JAFFNA District (Jaffna) | Local: | YĀḻPPĀṇAM Māvaṭṭam : யாழ்ப்பாணம் மாவட்டம்் (ta) + YĀPANAYA Distrikkaya : යාපනය දිස්ත්රික්කය (si) (Yazhpanam) | |
 |  | MANNAR | MANNAR District (Mannar) | Local: | MAṉṉĀR Māvaṭṭam : மன்னார் மாவட்டம் (ta) + MANNĀRAMA Distrikkaya : මන්නාරම දිස්ත්රික්කය (si) (Mannar) | |
 | | VAVUNIYA | VAVUNIYA District (Vavuniya) | Local: | VAVUṉIYĀ Māvaṭṭam : வவுனியா மாவட்டம் (ta) + VAVUNIYĀVA Distrikkaya : වවුනියා දිස්ත්රික්කය (si) (Vavuniya) | |
Other Independent or Semi-Independent Polities within the 2024's internationally recognized Country boundaries: |
| | SRI LANKA | Free Sovereign and Independent Republic of SRI LANKA (Colombo a + Kandy r) | |
Other Territories or Entities within the 2024's internationally recognized Country boundaries: |
 |  | KATCHATHEEVU ISLAND | Disputed Area of KATCHATHEEVU ISLAND (Katchatheevu) | |
 |  | SRI LANKA TAMILS | TAMIL United Front (Trincomalee) | |
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