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Government of Sri Lanka
Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා රජය
Tamil: இலங்கை அரசாங்கம்
Emblem of the Government of Sri Lanka
Formation1978; 46 years ago (1978)
(under current constitution)
Founding documentConstitution of Sri Lanka
JurisdictionSri Lanka
Websitewww.gov.lk
Legislative branch
LegislatureParliament
Meeting placeNew Parliament Complex
Executive branch
LeaderPresident of Sri Lanka
HeadquartersPresidential Secretariat
Main organCabinet
Judicial branch
CourtSupreme Court of Sri Lanka
SeatColombo and Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte,
Colombo District

The Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා රජය, romanized: Śrī Lankā Rajaya; Tamil: இலங்கை அரசாங்கம்) is a Semi-presidential republic determined by the Sri Lankan Constitution. It administers the island from both its commercial capital of Colombo and the administrative capital of Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte.[1]

State Secretariat, Colombo 1
  1. ^ Boxall, Sheryl (2008). DeRouen, Karl; Bellamy, Paul (eds.). International Security and the United States: An Encyclopedia, Volume 2. Westport, Connecticut, USA: Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 728. ISBN 978-0-275-99255-2.

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