Government of Sri Lanka

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The Government of Sri Lanka is the central governing authority of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, responsible for national administration, policymaking, and the implementation of laws across the country.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf central government
executive authority
administrativeCenter Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
alsoKnownAs Government of Sri Lanka
surface form: Sri Lankan government
armedForces Sri Lanka Air Force
Sri Lanka Army
Sri Lanka Navy
branch Government of Sri Lanka self-linksurface differs
surface form: executive branch of Sri Lanka

judicial branch of Sri Lanka
legislative branch of Sri Lanka
budgetYear 1 January to 31 December
cabinetChairedBy President of Sri Lanka
cabinetIncludes Cabinet ministers
Prime Minister of Ceylon
surface form: Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
capital Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
constitutionalDocument 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka
surface form: Constitution of Sri Lanka
country Sri Lanka
currentConstitutionAdopted 1978
defenceBody Ministry of Defence of Sri Lanka
deputyHeadOfGovernment Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
electoralSystem proportional representation for parliamentary elections
executiveBody Cabinet of Sri Lanka
executiveCity Colombo
executiveElectedBy popular vote
fiscalAuthority Ministry of Finance of Sri Lanka
followsPrinciple rule of law
separation of powers
foreignAffairsBody Sri Lankan Ministry of Foreign Affairs
surface form: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka
governmentType democratic socialist republic
unitary semi-presidential republic
hasAgency Attorney General's Department of Sri Lanka
Auditor General's Department of Sri Lanka
Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Election Commission of Sri Lanka
Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka
National Police Commission of Sri Lanka
Public Service Commission of Sri Lanka
hasLocalGovernment municipal councils of Sri Lanka
Pradeshiya Sabhas
surface form: pradeshiya sabhas

provincial councils of Sri Lanka
urban councils of Sri Lanka
headOfGovernment President of Sri Lanka
headOfState President of Sri Lanka
highestCourt Supreme Court of Ceylon
surface form: Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
ideologyMentionedInConstitution democratic socialism
internationalOrganizationMember Commonwealth of Nations
International Monetary Fund
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
United Nations
World Bank
jurisdiction Sri Lanka
surface form: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
legalSystem English common law influences
Roman-Dutch law
customary law elements
mixed legal system
personal laws for certain communities
legislativeCity Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
legislature unicameral Parliament of Sri Lanka
surface form: Parliament of Sri Lanka
legislatureType unicameral parliament
linkLanguagePolicy English as link language
officialLanguagesPolicy Sinhala and Tamil as official languages
officialName Government of Sri Lanka self-linksurface differs
surface form: Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
parliamentaryTermLength 5 years
policeAuthority Sri Lanka Police
presidentialTermLength 5 years
responsibleFor economic policy
foreign policy
implementation of laws
national administration
national security
policymaking
public finance management
public services
seatOfGovernment Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
sovereignState Sri Lanka
subdivisionType districts of Sri Lanka
provinces of Sri Lanka
systemOfGovernment semi-presidential system

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nicholas Kaldor advisorTo Government of Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan Civil War mainBelligerent Government of Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan Moors recognizedAsMinorityBy Government of Sri Lanka
Jaffna Lagoon governedBy Government of Sri Lanka
University of Jaffna affiliation Government of Sri Lanka
National Maritime Museum, Galle operatedBy Government of Sri Lanka
Batticaloa Airport owner Government of Sri Lanka
Tamil script standardizedBy Government of Sri Lanka
Bandaranaike International Airport owner Government of Sri Lanka
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam armedConflictWith Government of Sri Lanka
Independence Memorial Hall owner Government of Sri Lanka
Lotus Tower ownedBy Government of Sri Lanka
Provincial Council of Central Province subdivisionOf Government of Sri Lanka
Parliament Building, Colombo governedBy Government of Sri Lanka
Parliament Building, Colombo ownedBy Government of Sri Lanka
Government of Ceylon followedBy Government of Sri Lanka
Government of Ceylon replacedBy Government of Sri Lanka
Government of Ceylon nativeName Government of Sri Lanka
this entity surface form: இலங்கை ஆட்சி
Government of Sri Lanka officialName Government of Sri Lanka self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Government of Sri Lanka alsoKnownAs Government of Sri Lanka
this entity surface form: Sri Lankan government
Government of Sri Lanka branch Government of Sri Lanka self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: executive branch of Sri Lanka
Independence Day of Ceylon observedBy Government of Sri Lanka
this entity surface form: Sri Lankan government
Constitutional Affairs Minister Colvin R. de Silva sphereOfActivity Government of Sri Lanka
subject surface form: Colvin R. de Silva
this entity surface form: Sri Lankan government
Commander of the Air Force (Sri Lanka) jurisdiction Government of Sri Lanka
Minister of Finance of Sri Lanka jurisdiction Government of Sri Lanka
Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Los Angeles represents Government of Sri Lanka
this entity surface form: Sri Lankan government
Sri Lankan Ministry of Foreign Affairs jurisdiction Government of Sri Lanka
Southern Provincial Council hasDevolvedPowersFrom Government of Sri Lanka
Governor of Southern Province governmentBranch Government of Sri Lanka
this entity surface form: central government of Sri Lanka
Ministry of Education of Sri Lanka jurisdiction Government of Sri Lanka
Ministry of Education of Sri Lanka partOf Government of Sri Lanka
this entity surface form: central government of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Railways owner Government of Sri Lanka
Faculty of Medicine establishedBy Government of Sri Lanka
subject surface form: Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna
Eastern Provincial Council worksWith Government of Sri Lanka
this entity surface form: central government of Sri Lanka
SLST usedBy Government of Sri Lanka
SLST standardizedBy Government of Sri Lanka
Indian Peace Keeping Force invitedBy Government of Sri Lanka
Indian Peace Keeping Force withdrawalRequestedBy Government of Sri Lanka
South Eastern University of Sri Lanka fundedBy Government of Sri Lanka
Eelam War I conflictInvolving Government of Sri Lanka
Eelam War II hasMainBelligerent Government of Sri Lanka
Eelam War III belligerent Government of Sri Lanka