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Sri Lanka, formerly called "Ceylon", is an island nation in the Indian Ocean, southeast of the Indian subcontinent, in a strategic location near major Indian Ocean sea lanes.[1] The nation has a total area of 65,610 square kilometres (25,330 sq mi), with 64,630 square kilometres (24,950 sq mi) of land and 980 square kilometres (380 sq mi) of water.[1] Its coastline is 1,340 kilometres (830 mi) long.[1] The main island of Sri Lanka has an area of 65,268 km2; it is the twenty-fifth largest island in the world by area.[2] Dozens of offshore islands account for the remaining 342 km2 area.[citation needed] The largest offshore island, Mannar Island, leads to Adam's Bridge.
