Which country was formerly named Ceylon?
Indonesia
Papua New Guinea
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
The name “Ceylon” was given to the island by the Portuguese explorers in 1505. Later it was used by the British as a name of the colony. In 1948, the country gained independence, and changed its name to Sri Lanka (coming from local Sinhalese language) in 1972.
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