My country is Sri Lanka. It is an island in the Indian Ocean, known as the ‘Pearl of the Indian Ocean’. Sri Lanka is also known as Thambapanni, Ceylon and Lankadeepa. There are four religions in Sri Lanka. They are Hinduism, Islam, Christianity and Buddhism. 
The largest river in Sri Lanka is the Mahaweli and the highest mountain is Piduruthalagala.
The highest waterfall is Bambarakanda.
The capital of my country is Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte and the commercial capital is Colombo.
The president of my country is Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the Prime Minister is Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Our national flower is the blue water lily. The national tree is the Na tree, the national bird is the jungle fowl. The national animal is the Giant Squirrel and our national sport is Volleyball.
There are many beautiful places in my country.I have visited Kandy, Anuradhapura, Matara, Galle city, Hambantota, Ratnapura and Homagama.
I love my country..
Dewansa Senanayake
Grade 3
Musaeus College
Colombo