Our chief exports are tea, rubber, coconut and garments. Sri Lankan is world famous for rubies, blue sapphires and cat's eyes.
Sinhala and Tamil are the main languages used in schools and Government offices. But it is compulsory to teach English in schools. There are many universities and other institutions of higher education in our island.
Sri Lanka is a democratic country. It has a parliamentary system of Government. An elected President is the Head of the country.
The island has a variety of trees, fruit trees, flower plants and medicinal herbs. There are many kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, insects and fishes. The elephant, the largest living land animal is of great tourist attraction. Lakhs of tourists come annually to my little paradise to see the ancient Buddhist temples and dagabas, the ruined cities, the old Dutch Forts of Matara and Galle, the Sigiriya frescoes, coral reefs of Hikkkaduwa, the beautiful waterfalls, the Kandy perahera, Botanical gardens, the Dehiwala zoo and other places of attraction.