Sri Lanka is a presidential parliamentary democracy with a developing economy. A civil war and related
urban terrorism have seriously disrupted the country since 1983.
On February 22, 2002, The Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) signed an indefinite
cease-fire agreement. Peace talks have stalled, but the cease-fire has not been broken to date. In the past, however, the LTTE
have abandoned peace talks and reverted to terrorist activities. Despite the armed insurgency, Sri Lanka's beaches and archeological
sites attract tens of thousands of visitors from around the world.
The capital city of Colombo, the Cultural Triangle (Kandy, Anuradhapura, and Polonnaruwa), all have good tourist facilities. The
Tsunami of December 26, 2004 caused severe damage to several hotels and tourism facilities in many coastal areas of eastern, southern
and southwestern Sri Lanka. Due to the varied localized impact of the tsunami, several resorts have ceased or severely curtailed
operations, while others are operating normally. Many areas of the country such as the Cultural Triangle and the Hill Country,
as well as Colombo, have not been affected at all by this catastrophe.
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