05/05/2021
The best thing about Sri Lanka is that, even thought it’s a small island, it’s jam-packed with stuff to do, things to eat, and a fascinating history. Here’s a few facts to warm you up.
Cricket is by far the most popular sport in Sri Lanka, but the national sport is in fact… volleyball.
Sri Lanka is the largest exporter of tea in the world, and grow black tea, green tea and white tea.
Kandy’s Temple of the Tooth (where the relic of the tooth of Buddha is housed), is one of the most sacred Buddhist sites you can visit.
Sri Lanka has a literacy rate of 92 per cent, which means they have the highest literacy rate in South Asia and one of the highest rates throughout Asia.
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