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| Free Sovereign and Independent Republic of SRI LANKA | |
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SOUTHERN Province |
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| Flag or logo since 1972-05-22* | Emblem or Symbol* |
 President Junius Richard Jayawardene (ruler of SRI LANKA since 1978-02-04) |
| Capitals & administrative places*: | Galle (Galla) |
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| Official & national languages: | Sinhalese (si) . Tamil (ta) . |
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 |  | GALLE | GALLE District (Galle) | Local: | GĀLLA Distrikkaya : ගාල්ල දිස්ත්රික්කය (si) + KĀLI Māvaṭṭam : காலி மாவட்டம் (ta) (Galla) | |
 | | HAMBANTOTA | HAMBANTOTA District (Hambantota) | Local: | HAMBANTOṭA Distrikkaya : හම්බන්තොට දිස්ත්රික්කය (si) + AMPĀNTŌṭṭAI Māvaṭṭam : அம்பாந்தோட்டை மாவட்டம்் (ta) (Hambantota) | |
 |  | MATARA | MATARA District (Matara) | Local: | MĀTARA Distrikkaya : මාතර දිස්ත්රික්කය (si) + MĀTTAṛAI Māvaṭṭam : மாத்தறை மாவட்டம் (ta) (Matara) | |
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: |
 |  | TAMIL EELAM | Liberation Tigers of TAMIL EELAM (Trincomalee) | |
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