noun
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Official full name of Sri Lanka; used in formal contexts such as diplomatic documents and news reports.
スリランカ民主社会主義共和国は南アジアの島国です。
The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is an island nation in South Asia.
Common short name for Sri Lanka; used in everyday conversation and most contexts.
The name is a direct translation of the English 'Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka' into Japanese, combining スリランカ (Sri Lanka) with 民主社会主義 (democratic socialism) and 共和国 (republic).