Answer: srilanka

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SRILANKAIndian Ocean nation
SRILANKACountry once known as Ceylon
SRILANKASinhalese is its official language
SRILANKASo-called "teardrop of India"
SRILANKAWhere rupees are spent
SRILANKACountry that styles itself a "democratic socialist republic"
SRILANKAIt means "resplendent land" in Sinhalese
SRILANKALand once known as Serendip
SRILANKACeylon's new name
SRILANKAWhere Sinhalese is spoken
SRILANKA"Pearl of the Indian Ocean"
SRILANKA"The Pearl of the Indian Ocean"
SRILANKACeylon's current name
SRILANKALiterally, "resplendent land"
SRILANKALand of Colombo
SRILANKAIndian Ocean island
SRILANKATea producer
SRILANKANoted source of rubies and sapphires
SRILANKAMajor tea exporter
SRILANKAIsland nation whose flag features a lion holding a sword
SRILANKACountry once called Ceylon
SRILANKAIsland republic in the Indian Ocean
SRILANKACeylon, now
SRILANKACeylon, today
SRILANKAColombo's country
SRILANKAColombo's land
SRILANKAIsland republic once called Serendip